Bullshit and BullshittersWe've had questions about lies and liars in the past, but this time we're asking about the sort of fantasist who constantly claims they've got a helicopter in the garden or was "second onto the balcony at the Iranian Embassy siege". Tell us about the cobblers you've been told, or the complete lies you've come out with.
Thanks to dozer for the suggestion
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 13 Jan 2011, 12:55)
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There's been serious academic work done about bullshitting.Have a look at Harry Frankfurt's paper "On Bullshit" if you don't believe me. He argues that the bullshitter is different from the liar in the sense that the liar does actually care about truth, if only as something he wants to avoid. A bullshitter, by contrast, may say something true - but only by accident, and he doesn't care about truth.
Or something. I've not checkedmy exposition for accuracy, to be honest - but it sounds convincing enough, so I'll just go with it.
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Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Thu 13 Jan 2011, 13:11,
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