One Of The Most Salient Features Of

Bullshit Is A Greater Enemy Of The Truth Than Lies Are.

There Are Significant Relationships, Of Course, Between Wanting Things And Caring About Them..the Notion Of Caring Is In Large Part Constructed Out Of The Notion Of Desire. Caring About Something May Be, In The End, Nothing More Than A Certain Complex Mode Of Wanting It. However, Simply Attributing Desire To A Person Does Not In Itself Convey That The Person Cares About The Object He Desires.

Bullshit Is Unavoidable When Circumstances Require Someone To Talk Without Knowing What He Is Talking About. Thus, The Production Of Bullshit Is Stimulated Whenever A Person's Obligations Or Opportunities To Speak About Some Topic Exceed His Knowledge Of The Facts That Are Relevant To That Topic. This Discrepancy Is Common In Public Life, Where People Are Frequently Impelled-whether By Their Own Propensities Or By The Demands Of Others - To Speak Extensively About Matters Of Which They Are To Some Degree Ignorant.

It Is Impossible For Someone To Lie Unless He Thinks He Knows The Truth. A Person Who Lies Is Thereby Responding To The Truth, And He Is To That Extent Respectful Of It.

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