Lie

not a useless concept. Every time we open our mouths, lies fall out. Truth is a yardstick that we can never measure up to as long as we are human. Nonetheless, we can follow the mathematician’s example. Lies are not created equally, and truth and lie are not binary. The Earth is flat and the Earth is round are both lies, but they are far from the same. Despite the impossibility of ever quite reaching the truth, we can get close enough. Civilization and progress are built on the backs of…

Anyone who says they’ve never lied is almost definitely a liar. But that’s not necessarily “bad” or immoral. For the purposes of this essay, a “lie” will be defined as an intentionally false statement, so any hypothetical speaker would have to mislead their audience by choice rather than accidental ignorance. Consider the following situations: a researcher tells half the subjects of an experiment that their placebo drug is real in order to get accurate data, a girl’s brother lies about her…

an even greater act of deception. Some may even say that ling is an essential part to maintaining peaceful relationships. Though this, to a certain extent, may be true, it is also important to recognize the tragic consequences that lying can have. A lie, whether intentional or not, can become the source of someone else’s deception and hurt. Shakespeare, in his, “Hamlet,” explores this motif. In this play, Shakespeare uses acts of deception, notably those of Hamlet, to convey the tragic…

Ross POLS-2300-001 18 Sept. 2014 What is the "noble lie" and what purpose does it serve? In a political sense, the phrase “noble lie” is defined as an untruth or a myth. A noble lie is typically told by someone of power in order to keep a sense of harmony amongst a group. In The Republic, Plato coins the phrase “noble lie” in a fictional tale on which Socrates is telling of the origins of the social classes and where they came from. The noble lie, coined by Plato, told through Socrates,…

Humans are hardwired to lie and learn to do so at a very early age, both for the protection of society and to serve themselves, however most often humans lie simply to make things easier; they are inclined to take the path of least resistance in order to preserve their societies and relationships, as well as to avoid negative emotions for themselves. So, they lie, they lie to protect themselves from potential harm (physically or emotionally), they lie to protect others, and they lie for their…

“Functional MRI-based lie detection: Scientific and societal challenges” is an article written by Martha J. Farah, J. Benjamin Hutchinson, Elizabeth A. Phelps and Anthony D. Wagner in the journal Nature Reviews Neuroscience. This article is about how Functional MRI (fMRI) are started to be studied for use in lie detection in at least trials in the United States. The authors of this article address five main themes: the science of fMRI-based lie detection, how these studies apply to the real…

Ways We Lie” by Stephanie Ericsson she discusses and breaks down the activity of lying into different kinds of lies. Ericsson goes into great detail of about 10 of them, but there are many more. Some lies are for your peace of mind and maybe still bad for both parties, and some are for the better of someone else’s feelings. Ericsson believes that even if you feel you are perfect, nobody is and still tell lies no matter big or small, we do it and at times are unaware that it is considered a lie.…

“Liar, liar pants on fire.” We all know that particular nursery rhyme adults told to kids so they would not lie. Yet, as one gets older the lying grew and occurred more easily. The lies could have been told to spare another person’s feeling, or maybe it was to impress one’s peers. Regardless, about what is being lied about, most do not stop to think about the actual mechanics as to why the lie is said or why it even occurred. These questions have both intrigued and baffled scientist to such…

suitable to represent a documentary like Forbidden Lie$. But, I would include participatory mode as a sub-mode to compliment the reflexive mode in this documentary. Reflexive documentary is when a filmmaker constructs the representation of reality in a documentary and allow the viewers to question the actuality of the representation. Reflexive mode is the best mode for Forbidden Lie$ as it allows audience to engage with the content of the Forbidden Lie$ at a maximum level because in this film,…

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder; What if the beholder is blind? “The Ways We Lie” by Stephanie Ericsson depicts a myriad of different fashions in which people lie. The worst kind of lie is lying to oneself for the sake of acceptance. Stereotypes and clichés lead the masses to inflated popular beliefs about beauty, while the human spirit is slowly deflating inside. Many young people clings to the idea that physical perfection is attainable, yet they fail to realize human beings are…