IF SOMEONE HAS LIED TO U IN THE PAST, WILL U BELIEVE HIM IN THE FUTURE?

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IF SOMEONE HAS LIED TO U IN THE PAST,
WILL U BELIEVE HIM IN THE FUTURE?

Past is prologue, in my observation.

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[+3] - msolga - 06/06/2010It depends on the [i]type[/i] of lie. Now if someone asks me "Does my bum look big in this?" ... Well what am I gonna say, hmmmm? ;) But people who lie about important things ......
[+3] - tsarstepan - 06/06/2010Good point [i]Lady Olga[/i]. White lies are harmless ... or mostly harmless. Lies to exploit and manipulate the listener? Can be dangerous and harmful to both the liar and the victim. And...
[+3] - ehBeth - 06/06/2010Does it matter? There are certainly people in my life who I know have lied to me. They're still part of my life because I'm not interested in what they lied about. If the lie had harmed me,...

@OmSigDAVID,

In general, no. However, if sex is involved, maybe!

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@OmSigDAVID,

It depends on the past lie(s), the motivation of the liar, and the possible veracity of the person's future statements.

If the person lied to protect the feelings or whatever of the person he was lying to then a little more weight can be given to his future statements of alleged fact. Then again, if the person's lies were unnecessary protections ... say a little too much on the patriarchal/patronizing side then perhaps his attempts to persuade in the future maybe taken with a mere grain of salt.

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@OmSigDAVID,

I don't think I would if they lied to me twice!

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@Pemerson,

Pemerson wrote:

I don't think I would if they lied to me twice!

Woud that show a trend ?

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@OmSigDAVID,

You bet. Twice and they're a little jittery, or something. Because, then you know.

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"White man cheat Indian twice, shame on Indian."

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@OmSigDAVID,

It depends on the type of lie.
Now if someone asks me "Does my bum look big in this?" ... Well what am I gonna say, hmmmm? Wink

But people who lie about important things ...
That's different.

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@msolga,

Good point Lady Olga.

White lies are harmless ... or mostly harmless. Lies to exploit and manipulate the listener? Can be dangerous and harmful to both the liar and the victim.

And the thousands of points in between the two lying poles? Well it depends on where they lay on the spectrum.

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@msolga,

Oh, that isn't what a lie is all about. That's just being nice, and some people like big bums.

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@Pemerson,

Yes, they do, Pemerson! Very Happy

Besides, who wants to be the person to break the news? Not me, that's for sure! Wink

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But then there is lying via omission ... like the example of a friend (who thought she was) involved in a long-term, live-in relationship. Trouble was that the fellow involved had omitted to tell her that he wasn't actually divorced from his wife. And had no real plans to be. Everything he actually said to her was truthful, though. Wink

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@OmSigDAVID,

Does it matter?

There are certainly people in my life who I know have lied to me. They're still part of my life because I'm not interested in what they lied about.

If the lie had harmed me, or someone else, in some way, I'd care more.

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@ehBeth,

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Does it matter?

It matters enormously to me.

Particularly with people I'm close to. I find deliberate lying extremely difficult to cope with, from such people. It undermines my attitude & my feelings toward them.

But maybe that's just me.

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Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.

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@Pemerson,

Pemerson wrote:

I don't think I would if they lied to me twice!

U don 't like deceptive trends.

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@Pemerson,

Pemerson wrote:

Oh, that isn't what a lie is all about. That's just being nice, and
some people like big bums.

If a BIG bum asks u for cash in the street, do u give him more than a small bum ?

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doesn't seem to bother the electorate, they keep electing cheats and liars

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@djjd62,

djjd62 wrote:

doesn't seem to bother the electorate, they keep electing cheats and liars

That is because those voters
want and hope that the cheaters will do so on THEIR behalf, cheating & stealing for THEM.

That is the fact.

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@OmSigDAVID,

I've been known to give cash to bums in the street, when they ask. Lying or not, they must need the cash. Begging isn't fun.

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