Re: Psychology & Education ( was: the Zapno (tm) anti-static device and dishonesty)

[William Beaty <billb@ESKIMO.COM>]

On Fri, 2 Aug 2002, James Mackey wrote:

> I understand the delimma in this situation, however, everyone does  NOT
> lie knowingly!
> James Mackey

One partial solution I've discovered is to use harsh language with myself
when thinking about dishonesty.  For example, I don't say to myself "I was
just stretching the truth a bit."  Instead I say "I was telling a small
LIE."  There are all sorts of euphamisms for lying.  We can use them to
pretend to ourselves that were not really lying when in fact we are.  If I
first describe my lies to myself honestly, THEN I can decide what level of
lying is acceptable.  If instead I start pretending that my lies are
something other than lies, then I end up lying while maintaining
blindness.  The word "lie" sounds harsh, but we shouldn't avoid it.


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