Brian Rumao
Brian Rumao

Lying

Author

Sam Harris

Key takeaways

To lie is to intentionally mislead others when they expect honest communication. To speak truthfully is to accurately represent one's beliefs — which may be different than the capital-T truth. Honesty is a gift we can give to others. Acts of commission (bad things we do) are usually worse than acts of omission (good things we failed to do) White lies - lies we tell others to avoid discomfort - are still lies, and we should avoid them. Lying condenses a lack of trust and trustworthiness into a single act.

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