The Sage of Main Street
Gold Member
The Bullies' Pulpit of Self-Righteous SermonizingThe truth can get you killed, so no, not always the way forward.Not in the long run it doesn't. Truth is always the best answer.Lying can lead to positive outcomes, now THAT'S a self-evident truth.It's called keeping your word and it is a moral law and there are predictable surprises when one is not true to his word. Most people see this as a self evident truth.Violate a promise?Did you bear false witness in doing so? Did you violate a promise in doing so? You lose again.![]()
People have to earn the right to be told the truth. It is the private property of the person telling. It is not there for the asking.