A simple question for an awesome mind.
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Which one can we learn from most, a story thats truthful or one that is a lie?
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I think the truth story. When people tell me about their real life mistakes, it helps me know what I should and shouldn't do.
Its a toss up.
With the truth you find out something new that is true that you can then carry on and apply the knowledge.
With a lie you learn something about that person's character.
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gonzo62003 wrote:
Which one can we learn from most, a story thats truthful or one that is a lie?
From both, if you have an awesome mind
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tantrum wrote:
gonzo62003 wrote:
Which one can we learn from most, a story thats truthful or one that is a lie?
From both, if you have an awesome mind
oo oo! I want to change my answer to that
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Luciendasky wrote:
tantrum wrote:
gonzo62003 wrote:
Which one can we learn from most, a story thats truthful or one that is a lie?
From both, if you have an awesome mind
oo oo! I want to change my answer to that
You're welcome. Do it !!
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That depends upon the kind of lie.
A lie is a potential truth either for someone else or a different time.
When the Wright brothers had said that I have flown, would have been a lie one day and a truth the next.
Is there anything imaginable that has not happened to someone, somewhere, at some time.
It is the details (who when where) that make the body of the story true or false.
Therefore I would say ...equallygonzo62003 wrote:
Which one can we learn from most, a story thats truthful or one that is a lie?
Instead of calling it a lie I would choose to call it a made-up story just like a parable. Both can render a valuable lesson.
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ionerice wrote:
gonzo62003 wrote:
Which one can we learn from most, a story thats truthful or one that is a lie?
Instead of calling it a lie I would choose to call it a made-up story just like a parable. Both can render a valuable lesson.
a parable is not a lie. It's an easy way to show the truth to ignorant peole
gonzo62003 wrote:
Which one can we learn from most, a story thats truthful or one that is a lie?
We can learn a lot from both, but only if we can discern the truth and the lie to begin with!
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Luciendasky wrote:
tantrum wrote:
gonzo62003 wrote:
Which one can we learn from most, a story thats truthful or one that is a lie?
From both, if you have an awesome mind
oo oo! I want to change my answer to that
consider it done!
tantrum wrote:
ionerice wrote:
gonzo62003 wrote:
Which one can we learn from most, a story thats truthful or one that is a lie?
Instead of calling it a lie I would choose to call it a made-up story just like a parable. Both can render a valuable lesson.
a parable is not a lie. It's an easy way to show the truth to ignorant peole
It’s still not true regardless to what you call it. It’s a made-up story just as lies are made-up stories.
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ionerice wrote:
tantrum wrote:
ionerice wrote:
Instead of calling it a lie I would choose to call it a made-up story just like a parable. Both can render a valuable lesson.a parable is not a lie. It's an easy way to show the truth to ignorant peole
It’s still not true regardless to what you call it. It’s a made-up story just as lies are made-up stories.
Parables are not made up stories. They are metaphors.Metaphors are not lies
Maybe you are too ignorant to see the difference - 89
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tantrum wrote:
ionerice wrote:
gonzo62003 wrote:
Which one can we learn from most, a story thats truthful or one that is a lie?
Instead of calling it a lie I would choose to call it a made-up story just like a parable. Both can render a valuable lesson.
a parable is not a lie. It's an easy way to show the truth to ignorant peole
Maybe you should read some parables. They're a good way to learn reasoning
tantrum wrote:
ionerice wrote:
tantrum wrote:
a parable is not a lie. It's an easy way to show the truth to ignorant peoleIt’s still not true regardless to what you call it. It’s a made-up story just as lies are made-up stories.
Parables are not made up stories. They are metaphors.Metaphors are not lies
Maybe you are too ignorant to see the differenceAnything that’s not real regardless to what you call it is false. And you can keep your ignorant comment to yourself.
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ionerice wrote:
tantrum wrote:
ionerice wrote:
It’s still not true regardless to what you call it. It’s a made-up story just as lies are made-up stories.Parables are not made up stories. They are metaphors.Metaphors are not lies
Maybe you are too ignorant to see the differenceAnything that’s not real regardless to what you call it is false. And you can keep your ignorant comment to yourself.
You make me laugh You know what a metaphor is ? I doubt that 
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gonzo62003 wrote:
Which one can we learn from most, a story thats truthful or one that is a lie?
The truth can reveal a lie..........but a lie cannot reveal the trtuh.
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If people would just read the Bible and get back to God we would be copacetic.
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Both, depending on context.
LEFT HAND OF GOD wrote:
gonzo62003 wrote:
Which one can we learn from most, a story thats truthful or one that is a lie?
The truth can reveal a lie..........but a lie cannot reveal the trtuh.
Not true, consider the following:
Q: There are 2 gates, one that leads to heaven and one that leads to hell. In front of each gate there is one guard. One guard can only lie, and the other can only tell the truth. You can only ask one question. What question do you ask?
A: Ask one of the guards "If I asked the other guard which door lead to heaven, what would he tell me?" Choose the opposite of how he answers you.
The LIAR will lie about what the honest guard would tell you. The honest guard will tell you what the LIAR will tell you. An intelligent mind can learn from a liar. It can also learn from the truth.gonzo62003 wrote:
Which one can we learn from most, a story thats truthful or one that is a lie?
Do we know that the story is a lie from the outset? If so, then it's a close call becasue we can learn much from lies known about ahead of time. Most of the historical lessons that guide us are, I believe, the mistakes of others. But, even though lies that are known are valuable, they only leave us with "what not to do" and tell us nothing about what we should be doing. So, I have to go with the truthful story.
However, if we don't know the story is a lie, then definitely, the truthful story, because a story that is a lie (and we don't know it to be a lie in advance), is a deception and it could be a deadly one.
So, I think I'd have to go with the truthful story as the most valuable.
