Re: When Richard calls people liars he lies

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.
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Mikko