Re: opinion and statements
| From: | Herman Miller <hmiller@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, June 23, 2001, 22:19 |
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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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