--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" 
<curtisdeltabl...@...> wrote:
>
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote:
> 
> All good points.  The broader issue is one of
> credibility.  That evaluation is made in a more
> full context than the simple telling of a lie
> within its strictest definition.  We build an
> impression of a person's integrity and what the
> value of their word is in more ways than a
> simple lie.

Fair enough.

> So if in the interest of accuracy my statement
> should have been "Maharishi broke his promises so
> often that I have no reason to trust his vow of
> celibacy" I would be comfortable with that.

So would I.

I just think it's important to use the term "lie"
correctly.



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