The first book I ever published in the POD space was titled A Brief History of Lies, the habits and genetics of lying. It was actually an extended essay of 20,000 words which was based on the research of high intelligence being linked to skilled liars. It was published by Amazon first and now in…
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Lying for a Purpose
I have often wondered why people lie. I am told it is because it works, it hides embarrassment, it comes with an agenda, all of which means we gain something and that something is positive for us. I have thought about this this past ear because clicking through the news outlets I am struck continually,…
Lying Isn’t the Problem
Lying is part of the evolution of mind and is everywhere in every human interaction and country. The problem isn’t that lying exists or even how to recognise a lie, it is how we handle lies. If we take it as read that we are lied to all the time the need to be able…
Lying Is An Art
There is a long discussion going on at Linked-In, The economist group about an article on lying in which the demarcation line seems to be drawn by many people that lying is bad, telling the truth good and we always have a choice which to choose. Indeed I now read human beings do not need…
Terror
The terror in Western history is associated with the time in the French Revolution when the guillotine was used to murder around a thousand people. But terror has a far longer and more unsavoury history in human society. It has been a determinate for change and one of the factors behind our need for Community….
Hamlet And The Lars Larson Show
I remember when we were studying Hamlet at school our master asking us to list all the people who died in the play and then asking us if it would have been better if Hamlet had said and done nothing. It was a hard question because we could all see from the plot it is…
I am Just Delighted
http://internetreviewofbooks.com/mar10/brief_reviews.html A BRIEF HISTORY OF LIES: The Most Brilliant Book Ever Written! By Daniel Nanavati 106 pp. CreateSpace $8 I expected A Brief History of Lies to be whimsical, and it is—and funny, too, with delightful British humor. But it’s also, philosophical and … surprisingly wise. If it appears simple at first glance, that’s deceptive….
Lie for Votes
Politics is a best lie game. The reasons for this are many but stem mainly from the very business of leadership. Leadership requires either you have a dictatorial relationship with those you lead or you rule through consensus. If dictatorial you don’t mind what you do or say, your aim is to maintain your leadership….
If We Lie To
our children they will grow up to lie to us. It is a curious fact about people who habitually lie that they expect to always be told the truth. I am not sure if this is because their lies are never thought out, it is just the way they are and they are so used…
To Lie Out Of Love
Why do we lie to those are love the most? There are long lists of what we will not say to those we love stretching from lying about liking their family members to lying about who we find sexy. Are we scared? Embarrassed? Unsure? Or do we shy away from those things where we know…