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Originally Posted by ARTelevision
This is a good thread - really good.
The way I see it is that lying comes naturally to us. It is our standard method of communicating with others and within ourselves.
It takes an enormously conscious effort not to lie.
And even then, it's never quite "the truth."
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Self deception and the deception of others definitely comes naturally. Removing lying from your life, at least false verbal statements, might be possible (though I doubt it).
It's interesting to think about all of the non-verbal ways that we deceive ourselves and others. The entire cosmetics industry is about deception. Hair-cuts, hair coloring, clothing, cars, cell phones- many everyday products we purchase and use appeal to us at some level because they help us to deceive. Make yourself look younger, more attractive, wealthier, stronger than you actually are. As you suggested, to truly remove lying from your daily life would take an
enormous effort. I don't think that it's possible and if it was, I'm not sure that the benefits would outweigh the costs.