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Lying does not require intention

• maleldil 3y ago
  If you say something untrue that you believe is true, are you lying?
  • dijksterhuis 3y ago
    > A delusion is a false fixed belief that is not amenable to change in light of conflicting evidence. Another way to think of being delusional is “lying to yourself”… > If you say something untrue that you believe is true, are you lying? Personally I’d argue yes. I’m lying to myself and then by proxy to everyone around me. I could say “I don’t know” instead, but I didn’t. But that’s just this human’s opinion.
    • deleted 3y ago
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    • maleldil 3y ago
      I'm not talking about delusion. I mean the simplest case where you acquired some information, have no reason to believe that it is untrue, and convey that to someone else. There's no intention to deceive or any possibility for you to know that your information might be untrue.
  • dymk 3y ago
    Yes!