I'm happy there was a reading for this, because sometimes it would be difficult for me to tell whether or not the person I'm talking to is telling the truth. Lying towards others is a little annoyance that I have. I never really like people that pretend that they know what they are talking about but in reality, they don't.
When talking to others, people should try to know what they are saying. So be prepared whenever you talk to someone important. Because if you are lying to a person that can tell you lies, then you will get in trouble. Your dignity and how others look at you would be at stake if you were caught. So hopefully everyone that reads this try not to lie when talking to others.
I also found this concept interesting because it's really common. At what point, though, do you realize that someone is lying to you in an argument? I'm not questioning you, I'm really just questioning the concept. Because I know in terms of relationships for example, a girl or boy just knows their counterpart well enough to tell these things. But among other things, the Principles of Rational discussion states that we are to assume the other person is knowledgeable, reasonable, and truthful. It’s just a little ironic that we assume this is every day rational discussion, but are to always be aware that whoever we are talking to could be altering perception by lying.
ReplyDeleteThis is an interesting topic and concept. To think this is a common situation that goes on in our daily lives. I agree this is a bit of an annoyance for some; it is one to me too. Sometimes, it is within their desperation to prove a point or win an argument that some might lie. It might also be the sense of exaggeration that one might have when talking about a subject that they know very little of, to make them seem knowledgeable regarding that topic. It is sad really, that some have to stoop to such low levels of a style of conversing, but it does sometimes happen.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that this is an interesting concept. A lot of people our age always lie about the littlest thing ever. It gets so irritating because they just don't know at times they're contradicting themselves and it causes the argument to be something bigger when it was a simple yes or no. Not to mention that people tend to exaggerate all the time when they know they got caught lying. I agree with you that it gets annoying when you catch people lying. They need to know HOW to lie if they want to constantly hide stuff away from people.
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