It's a bit like: if lying is so useful, how did truth-oriented linguistic behavior emerge at all? Why are there *any* rationalists?
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@FrameOfStack You have to have truth-knowledge to survive. It's easier to speak what you know than make stuff up. Lies follow truth.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@ContentOfMedia This does not explain why the truth-speaking is not then stamped out, ending the practice of language.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@FrameOfStack@ContentOfMedia If everyone lied we could reverse what they say to find truth—only when truth and lies coexist is there doubt.2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
@FrameOfStack @ContentOfMedia Also, giving other people information often benefits both parties more than keeping it to yourself ever could.
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