--- 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.