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Why You Should Sometimes Lie — Knowing Yourself & Telling the Truth
In what way do we truly understand external phenomena, let alone our own selves?
To what extent can we say the ‘truth’?
This is one of the problems I have with some arguments for “only speaking the truth” as many have recently argued (Jordan Peterson and Sam Harris some of the more known cases).
Let me explore why I think ‘telling the truth’ is a very simple understanding of the most complex reality of our beings: knowing ourselves.
A simple definition of truth is:
an action or opinion that you temporarily hold to be true & have to express because of your need to hold to your (self-righteous, often) commitment to be honest.
This inevitably, however, results in fallibly representing your views.
It is a misunderstanding of the lucid nature of our thoughts.
The way I see a person currently (based on events that happened this week) does not have to be my overall perception of who they are, then why articulate it? Are you being truthful if you are articulating half-truths in this way? Perhaps speaking your truth is misunderstanding it in the first place. Maybe the truth is much more complex.
