Path: ...!news.mixmin.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: olcott Newsgroups: comp.theory,sci.logic Subject: When Richard calls people liars he lies Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2024 09:27:41 -0500 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 22 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Injection-Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2024 16:27:41 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="4cb2a3366a4bdb85a28904f6e3988fec"; logging-data="1600839"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18F9qTLGQaH5VhF4geOx8Yv" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:m5tJmpd6JL1J1sJjmDY1PxXNzE8= Content-Language: en-US Bytes: 1609 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 -- Copyright 2024 Olcott "Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see." Arthur Schopenhauer