Should we consider only objective truth when talking about lying or should we take in consideration also what *we* consider being the truth, so subjective factors — Patulia
Looks to me like maybe you have done some of this wish washy, half lie, half truth rubbish and you want some positive reinforcement. — Razorback kitten
That it's not the same as lying? — Razorback kitten
We should draw a distinction between telling an untruth and telling a lie. — Relativist
"Can you lie but at the same time tell the truth?" — Patulia
Can you be honest and dishonest at the same time is a tighter question, I think. IOW it puts more pressure as a paradox. Lying and telling the truth are not quite opposites. I just had a sexual encounter. My wife asks me where I was. I say, the library. Why were you there? to find an article on X. Find, but I met a woman and I'm late because we spent two hours having sex in the zoology section. I lied. If I were the one cheated on, I would consider that all a lie, especially if my tone had been surprised in my question, since you are very late coming home or whatever. One can lie with the truth.Should we consider only objective truth when talking about lying or should we take in consideration also what *we* consider being the truth, so subjective factors? — Patulia
The truth can be used as a lie, for sure. A lie is, by nature, leading a person to understand a thing that is not true."Can you lie but at the same time tell the truth?" — Patulia
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