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Who Lied? Literal Truth and Deception – Part 2
In my last post, I closed with an accusation of lying against God. In this post I intend to clear him of the charge—even though he does not need my defense. How you understand what someone says depends on how much you trust that person. If you trust them a lot, you will try to…
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Who Lied? Literal Truth and Deception – Part 1
The myth of the Fall as told in Genesis 2 and 3 is one of the fundamental narratives of Western culture. Even those who completely reject it have to come to an understanding of it because it so pervades our perception of what it means to be human. The common understanding of it is this:…
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9. No Lying
Lies prohibited by the commandment are not the little social lies we tell to people we don’t care about, nor are they the self-protective or self-aggrandizing lies we tell to escape censure or obtain approbation.
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