Marbaniang, Domenic

A lying tongue is one of the seven things God hates. The others are, a proud look, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that are swift in running to evil, a false witness who speaks lies, and one who sows discord among brethren (Prov.6:16-19; 12:22) It is not becoming to a prince to have lying lips (Prov.17:7) Those who wish to become rich by speaking lies are on the path of death (Prov.21:6) The one who conceals hatred has lying lips (Prov.10:18) Those who speak lies hate those who are victims of their lies (Prov.26:28) A lying tongue will not last long (Prov.12:19) Those who love and practice lying will by no means enter into the City of God (Rev.21:27; 22:15). Also, The devil is called the father of lie (John 8:44) The anti-Christ will come with lying wonders (2Thess.2:9) In contrast, No lie is of the truth (1John 2:21) God cannot lie (Tit.1:2) Jesus came to bear witness of the Truth (John 18:37). He often used the words, "Truly, truly I say u...

"Tell a lie, speak it loudly, repeat it often, and the majority of people will believe it." ~ Adolf Hitler Sinister as this quote appears, deliberate lying is part of propaganda and advertisement all around. And, while people recognize much of it as false (for instance, an ad that shows women swarming on a man using a particular body spray), it is held that somehow the elevated picture one paints will have a psychologically deterministic noetic effect. But, are truth and determinism compatible? That is a vital question the answer to which will decide two things: 1. Whether humans have epistemic freedom; that is the choice to know. 2. Whether knowledge entails moral responsibility. While some sort of psychological determinism exists, as evident from experiments in group conformity, Milgram's authority experiments, and Piaget's experiments on cognitive ability with children, the determinism of psychology argues in support of uniformity of experience and not diversities ...