These guys have doubled down on stupid. Somehow in their mind they have come to believe a lie is not a lie if it is told out of ignorance! Funny thing is their ignorance is what perpetuates this false belief.
boardman, your false belief that a lie can not be told unless done intentionally is just plain wrong. Go to any Junior High and ask any student!
Jesus man a few years ago some fool was telling everyone that the end of the world was coming on some certain date. Turns out he was lying. Or was he.....You seem to think not. WTF man you killing me on this one. I feel like you have morphine into Jemma Martin on this one.Jemma give me back my boardman!
Originally Posted by WTF
We choose to define a lie in different ways. That's obvious. I use the most common definition which includes the intent to deceive. Looking at several legal definitions of "lie'(or what would be accepted in a courtroom) it appears that they all include intention to deceive as the basis for the word lie as well.
You look farther down the page. That's fine. You are in the definite minority with your definition and I'll give you credit...You own it.
You may be able to find some obscure legal site, further down the page when searching "legal definition of lie" that supports your claim , I stopped after two pages. What I am saying is this. If you tried to use your definition of lie in a courtroom, The judge would probably correct you and refer you to a legal definition or he may simply laugh your ass out of the courtroom. Ask any junior high schooler which one is the more common definition.
True Story:
The other day an employee relayed some information from a vendor. A little while later that vendor called back to tell her that the information was not good and they wanted to make sure that she had the correct information.
My employee came to me to relay the new information. Apparently she thinks like you because the first thing she said to me was, "I'm sorry, I lied to you earlier". Paraphrasing now...blah, blah is the correct info, The vendor called me back.
This is not the first time she has prefaced a comment like that...Saying she lied.
The other day I told her that relaying bad information wasn't a lie and she owed me no apology when that happens. I thanked her right away for bringing me the correct info and let it go at that.
Apparently you would have just accepted her apology.
I stand by my assertion:
It's not a lie if there is no intent do deceive and it's not murder if there is no intent to kill.