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Originally Posted by garysher  That simply isn't true (which doesn't mean you're lying) and I'm surprised that a bright guy like you would make such a statement!
lie • noun an intentionally false statement
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not just incorrect but "Intentionally false" | Hence the qualifier "Either that or stupid enough to not know the difference between knowing and believing." Quote: If you believe something to be true then you are not telling a lie when you say so, even if your statement is not or cannot be proven.
You believe that one day you will be a Professor. You cannot prove it, but you aren't lying.
However, if I said that one day I'll be a Professor I would be lying, because I know that statement is intentionally false.
| You are right that in this example I wouldn't be lying if I said "I believe I will one day become a professor."
But I would be lying if I said "I know I will one day become a professor."
I, and perhaps Hev also, both understand perfectly the meaning of words like "liar" and "truth", I think it is you who does not grasp the meaning of words like "know" and "believe".
If one said "I believe God exists."
That is not a lie.
If one said, "I know I believe God exists."
That is presumably not a lie.
If one said, "I know God exists." That is a lie. Either that, or like you, does not know the difference between knowing and believing. "If you want to achieve peace of mind and happiness, then have faith; if you want to be a disciple of truth, then search" -- Friedrich Nietzsche
Economic Left/Right: -9.50
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