Daily Archives: December 5, 2021

On Truth and Lying

There is a spe­cial form of lying that is uni­ver­sal and ram­pant. It cor­rupts our per­cep­tions and caus­es all kinds of prob­lems. We con­stant­ly engage in this form of lying, and we nor­mal­ly do not rec­og­nize when we are doing it. And yet it is very harm­ful to our efforts to devel­op self-aware­ness, and our desire to be con­scious of our­selves, and of the world around us.