The lie that caught my attention the most was ignoring the facts. The example that Stephanie used was a perfect one but tragic and twisted. Is it possible that a church was dishonest? Well according to her definition yes. I believe that all the ways of lying she described are all common but ignoring the facts is probably the most common. Everyone does this and I don't care if you say you don't lie but everyone ignores the facts.
It was also very interesting to me because I learned something new. I had never really made a connection between lying and ignoring the facts but Stephanie bridged the gap. People ignore facts of their own lives all the time so they are lying to themselves more than anything and thats why I think its the most common form of lying because there are so many people doing this every day. Maybe they think by ignoring it that things will work themselves out. Some could call this skeletons in the closet or fear of shame but now I see its flat out lying.
-B
I think that you are right. Ignoring the facts is one of the most common forms of lying. I realize that I used to do it all the time when I was in an abusive relationship. I used to ignore the fact that it was an abusive relationship. I guess it made it so that I could handle it until I found a way to get away.
ReplyDeleteI could not agree more with you on this one brian. I find it fascinating with the people who are compulsive liars and lie on a daily bases But if you were to call them out on it, you would be the one mistaken. So many people lie today that they cant even tell the difference between the truth and a lie. Its all a bunch of mixed up thoughts for these people.
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