In postmodern philosophy truth is
subject to so-called political necessity. But religion and even
science also often subject truth to their own ends.
It seems that in the activation of
evolving life toward survival and reproductive success lies can lead
to at least short-term success, and even sometimes long-term success.
Because humans can be more cunning than
wise, lies will always be with us. Lies were applied by human beings
long before postmodernism told us that truth is relative to the needs
of politics.
Some groups do seem to lie more than
others, which seems related to being weaker than other groups.
Warrior societies seem less prone to lies than non-warrior societies.
The "Fake News" which
we are increasingly seeing put forward by what I call the Evil Media
is part of this lying dynamic.
In spite of all this, I believe real
truth is grounded in the natural and biological world, and eventually natural
truths rise above artificial lies---and I don't think this is a lie to further my own ends.
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