To: Natural Law
I could use some consultation on a question of ethics.
What is it called when somebody knowingly utters a falsehood?
What is it called when somebody knowingly utters a falsehood with the intention not only of obscuring the truth but also of causing harm?
4,604 posted on
09/14/2010 11:13:36 AM PDT by
Mad Dawg
(Oh Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee.)
To: Mad Dawg
"What is it called when somebody knowingly utters a falsehood? That would be called a lie.
What is it called when somebody knowingly utters a falsehood with the intention not only of obscuring the truth but also of causing harm?
That would be called a damned lie.
Please return the favor. What is someone who tells these falsehoods called?
4,605 posted on
09/14/2010 11:24:44 AM PDT by
Natural Law
(Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus)
To: Mad Dawg; Natural Law
I could use some consultation on a question of ethics.
What is it called when somebody knowingly utters a falsehood?
What is it called when somebody knowingly utters a falsehood with the intention not only of obscuring the truth but also of causing harm?
First....go to a qualified source.
4,713 posted on
09/14/2010 1:40:54 PM PDT by
OLD REGGIE
(I am a Biblical Unitarian?)
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