saying: "I want tea" may not be the whole "truth", but at least it is closer to the "truth" than somebody describing a fictional character in a fictional universe having an ESP experience with a fictional pancake. I know that it is not this simple, and that for instance there are very civilised people spending their lives trying to define what different words truly mean, and that is about as close to "truth" you can get with language. But the point is, that the tendency for lying grows with civilisation, or rather with the possibilities that civilising brings with it. But I guess this is the case with all things, when the variety of possibilities multiplies or the playground broadens it increases two or three dimensionally alias to both directions, the amount of choices and problems go hand in hand. Psychologists say that one of the most important landmarks for a person's personal development is the point where he/she learns to lie. "I can show you studies," Lewis says, "where the kids with lower IQs were the ones who always told the truth. Healthy, intelligent, well-adjusted kids learn to lie." (Michael Lewis, interviewed by Claudine Chamberlain from ABCnews) It is surely one of the things that separate us from other beings. It has to do with imagination, coping with the situation, surviving. Without these aspects, without these rational reasons to lie, there would be no need for a moral judgement on lying, because there would be nothing to gain by lying. 2.2 About thoughtThought is often seen as something pure, as something out of reach from such qualities as lying or falsity (and if not, it is rarely seen as planned or intentionally built, not taking in consideration daydreaming). Thought is also seen as something private, something secret. So much that a sentence like "a penny for your thoughts" is commonly used, beyond cultural boundaries. These features are tightly connected and linked to each other. To the point where they basic...
