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Re: opinion and statements

From:Herman Miller <hmiller@...>
Date:Saturday, June 23, 2001, 22:19
On Sat, 23 Jun 2001 03:35:33 EDT, David Peterson <DigitalScream@...>
wrote:

> Take the concept of lying. In order for their to be a lie, there are >three important factors. In order of decreasing importance, they are: > 1.) The speaker believes the statement s/he speaks to be false. > 2.) The speaker intends to deceive the listener. > 3.) The fact is actually false.
Hmmm.... are April Fool's jokes lies, by this definition? I guess it depends on how "deceive" is defined......

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John Cowan <cowan@...>