The capacity to lie is noted early and nearly universally in human development. Social psychology and developmental psychology are concerned with the theory of mind, which people employ to simulate another's reaction to their story and determine if a lie will be believable.
The most commonly cited milestone, what is known as Machiavellian intelligence, is at the age of about four and a half years, when children begin to be able to lie convincingly. Before this, they seem simply unable to comprehend why others don't see the same view of events that they do — and seem to assume that there is only one point of view, which is their own.
But COFA is simply "Economical with the Truth. There in lies the difference.
ReplyDeleteHello Dean, (hope you arent Dean of COFA) ha ha.
ReplyDeleteYep, they are probably all 'regrouping' right now
and wondering how they will cover up the latest
batch of lies!
Bigger and better ones on their way very soon,
a whole procession of them. all printed on a
nice glossy little brochure and distributed
to all the residents.
Look out folks, coming to a letter box near you!
Nicko !
What was that about being
ReplyDeleteCLEAR AND TRANSPARENT ???????