I don't like venting - I tend not to feel any better and I'm no very good at it to begin with. Instead I think I'll try a segue from one topic to another
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Storytelling didn`t start out as lying - but it`s effectiveness for us as a species was exponentially increased when it did. There may not have been a time when people were incapable of lies, but it is still something we hold that is unique. Characterizing that uniqueness is a tricky bit, and I am not sure how to do it (ex - How our lying is different than a butterfly with eyes on its wings ... although I can see the argument being about forsight in lying and not just a selection process)
Either way, I don`t want to tackle the mechanics of it - I want to focus on illustrating the powers of lies and lie detection by looking at degrees of sophistication. That is, the more sophisticated your lie, or you lie detection, the better you succeed (as an individual, society etc...)
Which means your points about what is important (not truth but feeling) is EXTREMELY relevant to the discourse. Because our ability to manipulate that, the inner Grog and Grog-doubter in each of us, is the power I`m interested in and I think it is supremely important.
So thanks. And the thought process continues - throw any more ideas you have at me. I`m an idea sponge.
Storytelling didn`t start out as lying - but it`s effectiveness for us as a species was exponentially increased when it did. There may not have been a time when people were incapable of lies, but it is still something we hold that is unique. Characterizing that uniqueness is a tricky bit, and I am not sure how to do it (ex - How our lying is different than a butterfly with eyes on its wings ... although I can see the argument being about forsight in lying and not just a selection process)
Either way, I don`t want to tackle the mechanics of it - I want to focus on illustrating the powers of lies and lie detection by looking at degrees of sophistication. That is, the more sophisticated your lie, or you lie detection, the better you succeed (as an individual, society etc...)
Which means your points about what is important (not truth but feeling) is EXTREMELY relevant to the discourse. Because our ability to manipulate that, the inner Grog and Grog-doubter in each of us, is the power I`m interested in and I think it is supremely important.
So thanks. And the thought process continues - throw any more ideas you have at me. I`m an idea sponge.
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