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From: olcott <polcott333@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: When Richard calls people liars he lies
Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2024 08:23:58 -0500
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On 6/7/2024 12:32 AM, Mikko wrote:
> On 2024-06-06 14:56:28 +0000, olcott said:
> 
>> On 6/6/2024 9:42 AM, Mikko wrote:
>>> On 2024-06-06 14:27:41 +0000, olcott said:
>>>
>>>> The common meaning of the term [lie] is
>>>>
>>>> noun
>>>> (1) a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive;
>>>> an intentional untruth.
>>>>
>>>> verb (used without object)
>>>> (1) to speak falsely or utter untruth knowingly, as with
>>>> intent to deceive. Synonyms: fib, prevaricate
>>>>
>>>> When Richard calls people liars and does not mean they have any
>>>> intent to deceive this makes Richard a liar because Richard knows
>>>> that people will be lead to believe that he is using the common
>>>> definition that requires an intent to deceive.
>>>>
>>>> https://www.dictionary.com/browse/lie
>>>
>>> In some places the subject line may be regareded aa a crime unless
>>> its author can present an acceptable proof of it.
>>>
>>> It is often regarded as a bad manner to put names of people
>>> to the subject line.
>>>
>>> According to Wiktionary https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lie#Etymology_2
>>> a possible meaning is 'To be mistaken or unintentionally spread false
>>> information'.
>>>
>>
>> Richard intends for people to get the false impression thus Richard
>> lies with intent to deceive.
> 
> In some (but not all) paĺacess saying that is a crime unless you can
> prove your words in a way that is accepted by a judge (or whatever
> the local laws happen to require).
> 
> Anyway, moral and legal issues are of topic in comp.theory.
> 

When anyone defames me or my work I must counter
this defamation in the place where it occurred.

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