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On 02/11/2024 08:43, Mikko wrote:But apparently not so much as to create a new word that means just that.[PO:]A false assertion is a lie even if nobody asserts it.Disagree. There is a clear advantage in distinguishing thoseNot at all. The base meaning of {lie} requires intentionalThat may be its base meaning but the full meaning includes
deception.
all false statements. The statement itself does not change
when someone states it so there is no clear advantage in
saying that the statement was not a lie until someone stated
it.
who make [honest] mistakes from those who wilfully mislead. We all
make mistakes; that, of itself, does not make us all liars. Not only
is there the matter of intent, there is also a need for context. Many
claims [esp, but not only, in science] veer from truth to falsity to
truth again, depending on the then-current state of knowledge, or even
the then-current state of public opinion. It would be daft if we all
had to qualify /everything/ we said by "I believe ..." to make it true
even if what I believe turns out to be false.
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