Well, it is something that can be proved true. When you go up to a painted wall and say "that's green", it really depends what "level" of truth you are on. I think there are "levels" of truth. To be absoulutely true you would say "that is rainforest green" or something. Saying "green" is a more general type of truth. It is the same as saying "It is a bird" when looking at a hawk or something. It really depends on what "level" of truth you are speaking on. For example, 2+2=4. That is true. 2+2 is approxiametly 5. That's true, but more general. You could also say "2+2 is approximetly equal to 32043204320430843200324" (really depends on how "approximate" you are speaking). That's not lying, but its just not on a high enough level of "truth". I think "bending the truth" applies to a lower level of truth. When you say something that applies, but not giving all the information. For example, walk out of a public bathroom and say "there is a funny smell in stall #3". That is not lying, but it is a lower level of truth. A higher level of truth is like "I just shit in stall #3 and it smells rancid". Some people might call you "lying" if they are looking for a level of truth than what you are giving. Usually this is not true, though, because all levels of truth cannot be proved wrong. |
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