The invention of lying
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Since it is basically an undefeatable super power in a situation like that, I would do whatever I want.
I probably wouldn't tell anyone else. I definitely wouldn't turn the world into some poorly veiled jab at Christianity.
I probably wouldn't tell anyone else. I definitely wouldn't turn the world into some poorly veiled jab at Christianity.
I'm a terrible liar. So, I dont know. I probably still wouldn't lie. I don't like to lie.
Personally I think the whole premise is silly. Lying is an abstract idea, and I can't believe I, as someone who rarely if ever lies, would be the first one to discover it. But... if I was... I'd probably just enjoy the fact that I knew no one was lying to me. Or worry that all of a sudden everyone knew this thing that I did and everyone was lying to me. Like the truman show.
Personally I think the whole premise is silly. Lying is an abstract idea, and I can't believe I, as someone who rarely if ever lies, would be the first one to discover it. But... if I was... I'd probably just enjoy the fact that I knew no one was lying to me. Or worry that all of a sudden everyone knew this thing that I did and everyone was lying to me. Like the truman show.
I'd tell everyone they were dead, just to see what would happen.
Then laugh at the results.
following this, I would tell everyone I was dead.
And then haunt people until I died.
Then laugh at the results.
following this, I would tell everyone I was dead.
And then haunt people until I died.
Say "I was sent by the heavens to judge all of you. I would want me to be in a good mood and in comfort."
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I would use it to start a religion that would command peace and love, or else after death there would be grave punishments... and everyone would believe me! Better world for all, and I could slip in a few bits about me needing worship ;-)
say straight to the presidents/prime ministers/fascist leaders of the world "i need your money. also i have the worlds largest penis, and need 200 blowjobs a day or the world will explode." live. on tv. to the whole world.
William MacKay said:
I feel like 200 blow jobs a day might kill you. Too much of a good thing and all that. Bad things would definitely happen to your penis. Just a thought.
I'd use it to get loads of guitars. And win on school tests.
That's just sadistic.Sevre said:
I'd probably stick to what I do now, I think, just with a higher rate of getting away with it.
I was brought up to be honest, but I'll lie to get myself out of a sticky situation sometimes.
It's not really, in that world if i were to point at a orange and say this is an apple, as far as everyone else was concerned it would henceforth be an apple, because by delcaring it so it couldn't be otherwise.larysalove said:
The same way that in the movie he is talking to the bank clerk and whilst he has almost no money in his accont he says that he has $400 or something, and becusae in this world you can only tell the truth he then does have the money. Or at least the clerk presumes that it must be some sort of mistake in the system and fixes it for him so he has the money.
Lying isn't really an abstract idea, it's simply stating anytihng that isn't true.
Does this hypothetical society have a way of solving basic disagreement? Because I doubt that if I tried to convince everyone that I was, despite all appearances, a helicopter, they would not be taking my word for it. In fact, I don't think you would have much power in situations that involve recourse to observable evidence. So not much of a superpower at all, really.
(Off-topic: I thought this thread was about someone who invented sleeping by lying down, and had to convince a society that all slept vertically that this was actually a good idea.)
(Off-topic: I thought this thread was about someone who invented sleeping by lying down, and had to convince a society that all slept vertically that this was actually a good idea.)
After making myself incredibly rich I'd screw with people.
"Interesting fact: me and the President fought in WW2 together."
"Do you remember that sexual experience you had with that dog?"
"You can't shoot me, that's a banana you have in your hand."
"I wasn't speeding. In fact I wasn't moving at all, I was manipulating the speed at which the world turns."
"Y'know you're related to Hitler? I just looked it up. I'd get yourself checked for the evil gene. And have a shave."
Best part is if people crowd around my house and bug me I just go on TV and say "That wasn't me, must have been a dream." and then I can start all over again!
"Interesting fact: me and the President fought in WW2 together."
"Do you remember that sexual experience you had with that dog?"
"You can't shoot me, that's a banana you have in your hand."
"I wasn't speeding. In fact I wasn't moving at all, I was manipulating the speed at which the world turns."
"Y'know you're related to Hitler? I just looked it up. I'd get yourself checked for the evil gene. And have a shave."
Best part is if people crowd around my house and bug me I just go on TV and say "That wasn't me, must have been a dream." and then I can start all over again!
Well if no one knew what a lie was, I'd assume they'd accept you as being a helicopter, but assume that you must be some kind of technological development, a breakthrough in science that has successfully combined a human with a helicopter, as you have said it is such, they won't ask you to prove it, because proving is part of doubt and doubt only occurs when one is aware of the concept of lying, they may ask you to fly for them so they can see how awesome you are, to which you could lie again and say that it is disabled at the moment so as to avoid endangering anyone, to which again they will believe you.loodmoney said: