Re: When Richard calls people liars he lies

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:
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The common meaning of the term [lie] is
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noun
(1) a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive;
an intentional untruth.
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verb (used without object)
(1) to speak falsely or utter untruth knowingly, as with
intent to deceive. Synonyms: fib, prevaricate
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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.
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https://www.dictionary.com/browse/lie

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In some places the subject line may be regareded aa a crime unless
its author can present an acceptable proof of it.
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It is often regarded as a bad manner to put names of people
to the subject line.
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According to Wiktionary https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lie#Etymology_2
a possible meaning is 'To be mistaken or unintentionally spread false
information'.
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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.
 

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