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On YT - part 1 - 6 min - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1RO93OS0Sk] - part 2 - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp_c8-CfZtg] | |||
Bullshit defined: saying things in pursuit of one's ambition, not necessarily lying. It is more about distortion, misrepresentation, emphasis on certain things - rather than lying. | Bullshit defined: saying things in pursuit of one's ambition, not necessarily lying. It is more about distortion, misrepresentation, emphasis on certain things - rather than lying. | ||
Bullshit - and the distinction between bullshit and lying. The bullshitter may be saying the truth, the | Bullshit - and the distinction between bullshit and lying. The bullshitter may be saying the truth, the lier is not telling the truth. | ||
Important point: while not lying, bullshit is a distortion of truth - and from the standpoint of forming accurate mental models of reality - a key quest of [[General Semantics]] theory - one must be able to recognize bullshit. It is more pervasive than lying - and probably only a very few people do not bullshit. | Important point: while not lying, bullshit is a distortion of truth - and from the standpoint of forming accurate mental models of reality - a key quest of [[General Semantics]] theory - one must be able to recognize bullshit. It is more pervasive than lying - and probably only a very few people do not bullshit. | ||
Latest revision as of 18:00, 13 December 2023
A classic book on the concern for the truth. Author was concerned about the lack of truth in speech and in the world today.
https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691122946/on-bullshit
On YT - part 1 - 6 min - [1] - part 2 - [2]
Bullshit defined: saying things in pursuit of one's ambition, not necessarily lying. It is more about distortion, misrepresentation, emphasis on certain things - rather than lying.
Bullshit - and the distinction between bullshit and lying. The bullshitter may be saying the truth, the lier is not telling the truth.
Important point: while not lying, bullshit is a distortion of truth - and from the standpoint of forming accurate mental models of reality - a key quest of General Semantics theory - one must be able to recognize bullshit. It is more pervasive than lying - and probably only a very few people do not bullshit.