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Old 09-14-2007, 07:11 PM
Michael Chui Michael Chui is offline
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Lies are made up of words.

Words are a method by which people create and affect the worldviews, realities, perceptions, whatever you want to call it... of other people.

All communication is a form of manipulation.

The truth is one form. A lie is another.

The goal is to evoke a particular perception; in the case of truth, it's to force the other person to acknowledge it; in the case of a lie, it's to color the world in one's own favor.
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