Lies propagate, that's what I'm saying. You've got to tell more lies to cover them up, lie about every fact that's connected to the first lie. And if you kept on lying, and you kept on trying to cover it up, sooner or later you'd even have to start lying about the general laws of thought. Like, someone is selling you some kind of alternative medicine that doesn't work, and any double-blind experimental study will confirm that it doesn't work. So if someone wants to go on defending the lie, they've got to get you to disbelieve in the experimental method. Like, the experimental method is just for merely scientific kinds of medicine, not amazing alternative medicine like theirs. Or a good and virtuous person should believe as strongly as they can, no matter what the evidence says. Or truth doesn't exist and there's no such thing as objective reality. A lot of common wisdom like that isn't just mistaken, it's anti-epistemology, it's systematically wrong. Every rule of rationality that tells you how to find the truth, there's someone out there who needs you to believe the opposite. If you once tell a lie, the truth is ever after your enemy; and there's a lot of people out there telling lies.
Eliezer Yudkowsky
Related I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES Never lie & deceive to someone who trust you & never trust to one who always lies to you. Truth, wis... DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA Cathy's lies were never innocent. Their purpose was to escape punishment, or work, or responsibility... JOHN STEINBECK But tales like this must not be taken as truth. You must remind yourself that it is hard to tell whe... ARLENE J. CHAI How should I know?" said Alice, surprised at her own courage. "It's no business of mine." The Q... LEWIS CARROLL to seek the truth, you
must lie to a liar,
& if they believe in your lie,
they will tell you the tru... DAVID J. MARTINEZ When you look at yourself in a mirror, do you like what you see, or do you judge your body and use t... DON MIGUEL RUIZ Be honest. This applies to every area of your life. Sketchiness is not an attractive trait. No more ... ALARIC HUTCHINSON The love you get, is equal to the love you give. BEN OAK You think it’s because they’re lying? Nonsense! I like it when people lie! Lying is man’s only... FYODOR DOSTOYEVSKY It was a lie but he believed in telling lies to people. Truth telling and medicine just didn't go to... MARIO PUZO It's a basic truth of the human condition that everybody lies. The only variable is about what. The ... DAVID SHORE If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it. The l... JOSEPH GOEBBELS Is it possible to tell the truth in a society of lies? Or must you always, of necessity, become a li... LAUREN OLIVER If you want to know the truth,” he says, leaning forward like he’s getting ready to tell a reall... LAUREN BARNHOLDT Never lie. Firstly, you will be caught in the lie sooner or later. Secondly, count on problems when ... ERALDO BANOVAC Empathy is the new measurement of everything. It doesn't matter what religion you have, what God you... C. JOYBELL C. The scientific method gives us
information by testing and repeating observable things so that we
can... LEWIS N. ROE Objective truth is difficult to come by, and even if you have it, what you can pass on to the next p... DANIEL ABRAHAM They used to call the devil the father of lies. But for someone whose sin is meant to be pride, you'... MIKE CAREY When you manipulate the truth, it is no long the truth. There is no such thing as a half truth or an... BOBBY W. MILLER I am often asked how it is that I am able to value people to such a deep degree. Apparently, I exhib... C. JOYBELL C. You release the pain of the past and press on. It's a new day, and God is doing a new thing. He want... CRAIG GROESCHEL Reality Check His lying is not contigent on who you are or what you do. His lying is not your f... SUSAN FORWARD I create lies for people in order for them to find something true about themselves. I teach people t... LIONEL SUGGS Be kind. We never know what people are going through. Give grace and mercy because one day your circ... GERMANY KENT How to achieve such anomalies, such alterations and re-fashionings of reality so what comes out of i... VINCENT VAN GOGH The feeling of someone telling you the truth invites trust into your heart, but if someone tells you... GARY F EVANS... The first and foremost human right or fundamental right is the right to exist. APURVA GAGLANI I think that many people will intentionally overlook all of the lifeless facts about their relations... C. JOYBELL C. Friendship is a double-edged sword one side it can be great and true but the other side it spells be... GARY F EVANS... The unfortunate thing is that, sometimes, we slip, but, fortunately, consciously or unconsciously, w... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH When looking for evidence that something exists, it's silly
to start by assuming that it is impossib... LEWIS N. ROE Using the scientific knowledge that we
currently possess, we can take simple logical steps, backed b... LEWIS N. ROE Some people, from what I've seen, boo, when they lie, they become very still and centered and their ... DAVID FOSTER WALLACE Kindness is universal. Sometimes being kind allows others to see the goodness in humanity through yo... GERMANY KENT There is a lie that acts like a virus within the mind of humanity. And that lie is, ‘There’s not... MICHAEL BERNARD BECKWITH Food Allergies Are Not Due to Food, Rather Are Due to the Constant Contamination of That Food That Y... THEHEALTHFOODGURU All drama is about lies. All drama is about something that’s hidden. A drama starts because a situ... DAVID MAMET The Biggest Threat to our Democracy, Freedoms and Future is Leadership that fosters and Appeases the... MICHAEL HARRIS If you have feelings for someone, let them know. It doesn’t matter if they can be in your life or ... SHANNON L. ALDER To have the cognitive abilities to do research and development is vital to a forever expanding world... GARY F EVANS... Don't waste your time trying to provide people with proof of deceit, in order to keep their love, wi... SHANNON L. ALDER Richard Nixon is a no good, lying bastard. He can lie out of both sides of his mouth at the same tim... HARRY S TRUMAN Tell your story to the universe and Let your actions speak LOVE.' No matter what it is. NAPZ CHERUB PELLAZO [Music is a fashion industry. Everyone at some point goes out of fashion.] For rock bands there's al... JAMES VALENTINE Tell me a truth, Senna.“ “I don’t know how.” “Then tell me a lie.” “I d... TARRYN FISHER When it's time to confess, you don't know what you're saying. Are you telling the truth, or do you c... DAVID GUTERSON A white lie is not a lie at all. It is where you tell the truth but you do not tell all of the truth... MARK HADDON If we sometimes lie and sometimes tell the truth, no one can be certain what they are hearing at any... CHLOE THURLOW People need stories. Stories of love, hope, survival, wisdom and sometimes pain. Maybe you don’t t... SAVI SHARMA The best thing you can do for your kids is to show them God working in you on a daily basis. CRAIG GROESCHEL There are no secrets.' The thing smiled, showing a row of even, childlike teeth. 'None worth keeping... DAVID HEWSON Richard Nixon is a no good, lying bastard. He can lie out of both sides of his mouth at the same tim... HARRY S TRUMAN Congratulations, to the people which made gotham series, still need some more and extra work! DEYTH BANGER Some workers believe that if they tell the truth [about a child], the foster parent isn't going to s... JEAN FIORITO What is it that makes you so angry, bothers you so deeply, that you're compelled to act? CRAIG GROESCHEL Champagne, if you are seeking the truth, is better than a lie detector. It encourages a man to be ex... GRAHAM GREENE In the journey of life, certain paths may seem to be leading nowhere because of a mountain or hill o... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH You lie,” he said. “All men lie when they are afraid. Some tell many lies, some but a few. Some ... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Take work as a game and enjoy it. Everything is a challenge. Just don’t go on doing it, dragging y... OSHO So, let me get this straight-- You want me to stop being a lesbian and being attracted to women beca... CRISTINA MARRERO So, let me get this straight-- You want me to stop being a lesbian and being attracted to women beca... KENT MARRERO Sometimes it's hard because I don't like to hurt people's feelings. So there have been times when a ... ELLEN DEGENERES You don’t have to feed the lie if you don’t want it to. If you make it credible it will become t... HOWARD L. SALTER The inability to get something out of your head is a signal that shouts, “Don’t forget to deal w... CHRISTINA ENEVOLDSEN Some people lie and never tell the truth so won't hurt the person they love.
Some people lie and the... VANDA M Lying is a full time occupation, even if you tell just one, because once you tell it, you're stuck w... HILARY THAYER HAMANN A fact never went into partnership with a miracle. Truth scorns the assistance of wonders. A fact ... ROBERT G. INGERSOLL A fact never went into partnership with a miracle. Truth scorns the assistance of wonders. A fact wi... ROBERT GREEN INGERSOLL just because theres a goalie, doesnt mean you cant score BRADLEY ADAM HENDERSON May I never neither turn left nor turn right in my journey of life, but may I go straight to Christ ... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH And I don’t know, you’re at that age, if a bunch of grownups are telling you something or encour... GILLIAN FLYNN I think, you know, we entered the 'The X Factor' in the U.K., and you kind of want someone w... HARRY STYLES If I lie about the truth which you will know somehow later,
then you would tell me a liar.
If you di... TOBA BETA It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know that you would lie if you were i... H. L. MENCKEN It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know that you would lie if you were i... HENRY LOUIS MENCKEN Most people don't care if you're telling them the truth or if you're telling them a lie,... TOM WAITS It's sweet and everything, but it's like you're not even there sometimes. It's great that you can li... STEPHEN CHBOSKY You can believe in whatsoever you like, but the truth remains the truth, no matter how sweet the lie... MICHAEL BASSEY JOHNSON As for those who spite you, and seemingly just because, it's only evident that they're learning from... CRISS JAMI Look to your right... It is the path back home. If you choose, you can take it. It is safe, easy, an... WESLEY CHU If someone wants to lead a double life, they will find a way to do it. And they can promise you thin... STEPHANIE KLEIN Artists use lies to tell the truth. Yes, I created a lie. But because you believed it, you found som... ALAN MOORE Maybe the problem with lying is that once you start faking it, it's impossible to tell where the mak... AUTUMN DOUGHTON He's for you and wants to help you be the person He created you to be. CRAIG GROESCHEL If we ever put research into what the subconscious is we could probably come to the conclusion that ... GARY F EVANS... i know im not the girl you wanted. not the one you want to hear from. but what you see is what you g... SIMI GREWAL I've come to believe that there exists in the universe something I call "The Physics of The Quest" �... ELIZABETH GILBERT Time determines the occurrence of possibilities and impossibilities, but God determines the time for... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH The fact that he does not tell me the truth all the time makes me not sure of his truth at certain t... LYDIA DAVIS Is there possibility somebody to don't lie and to don't say the truth?? - Truth hurts! - L... DEYTH BANGER If you lie enough times, you will begin to believe you are telling the truth. BRYAN A ROBERTS And as you come to know Him, you're becoming like Him. The more you are like Him, the more different... CRAIG GROESCHEL The opportunity to decieve others is ever present and often tempting, and each instance of deception... SAM HARRIS Clay in the hands of a good potter suffers so many good turns, but in the end, we see its real and t... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative wor... IRA GLASS When someone lies to you and you find out, it hurts. At times when someone tells you the truth it hu... AVIS JOHN No matter what I put out, somebody will be offended. I made a video on 10 reasons to smile, and it h... LILLY SINGH It is hard to tell if a man is telling the truth when you know you would lie if you were in his plac... H.L. MENCKEN
More Eliezer Yudkowsky
Intelligence is the source of technology. If we can use technology to improve intelligence, that clo... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY You cannot 'rationalize' what is not rational to begin with - as if lying were called 't... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY There's a popular concept of 'intelligence' as book smarts, like calculus or chess, as o... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY I'm lazy! I hate work! Hate hard work in all its forms! Clever shortcuts, that's all I'm about! ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY There is no justice in the laws of nature, no term for fairness in the equations of motion. The Univ... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY The Headmaster told Professor Flitwick that this was, indeed, a secret and delicate matter of which ... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY I wouldn't be surprised if tomorrow was the Final Dawn, the last sunrise before the Earth and Su... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY A scientist worthy of a lab coat should be able to make original discoveries while wearing a clown s... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY Aside from helping people with their homework, or anything else they needed, she really didn't know ... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY I ask the fundamental question of rationality: Why do you believe what you believe? What do you thin... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY There were mysterious questions, but a mysterious answer was a contradiction in terms. ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY Someday," said the Boy-Who-Lived, "when the distant descendants of Homo sapiens are looking back ove... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY I CAN DO MAGIC! FEAR ME, LAWS OF PHYSICS, I'M COMING TO VIOLATE YOU! ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY ...there's something in science like the shine of the Patronus Charm, driving back all sorts of dark... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY You couldn't changed history. But you could get it right to start with. Do something differently the... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY Something, somewhere, somewhen, must have happened differently... PETUNIA EVANS married M... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY ...if you're unhappy whenever other people don't picture you exactly the same way you picture yourse... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY Every mystery ever solved had been a puzzle from the dawn of the human species right up until someon... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY What people really believe doesn't feel like a BELIEF, it feels like the way the world IS. ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY In what weird alternative universe would that girl NOT be Sorted into Ravenclaw? If Hermione Granger... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY - With respect, Professor McGonagall, I'm not quite sure you understand what I'm trying to do here.<... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY There is light in the world, and it is us ! ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY To worship a sacred mystery was just to worship your own ignorance. ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY Not every change is an improvement but every improvement is a change; you can't do anything BETTER u... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY I'm wondering if there's a spell to make lightning flash in the background whenever I make an ominou... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY Trying and getting hurt can't possibly be worse for you than being... stuck. ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY I see little hope for democracy as an effective form of government, but I admire the poetry of how i... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY And someday when the descendants of humanity have spread from star to star they won’t tell the chi... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY Many have stood their ground and faced the darkness when it comes for them. Fewer come for the darkn... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY I don't want to rule the universe. I just think it could be more sensibly organised. ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY World domination is such an ugly phrase. I prefer to call it world optimisation. ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY In a moral dilemma where you lost something either way, making the choice would feel bad either way,... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY Sometimes Harry thought the deepest split in his personality wasn't anything to do with his dark sid... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY Like that's the only reason anyone would ever buy a first-aid kit? Don't take this the wrong way, Pr... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY Why does any kind of cynicism appeal to people? Because it seems like a mark of maturity, of sophist... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY Boys," said Hermione Granger, "should not be allowed to love girls without asking them first! This i... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY When you are older, you will learn that the first and foremost thing which any ordinary person does ... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY I only want power so I can get books. ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY Anything that could give rise to smarter-than-human intelligence - in the form of Artificial Intelli... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY By far, the greatest danger of Artificial Intelligence is that people conclude too early that they u... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY The systematic experimental study of reproducible errors of human reasoning, and what these errors r... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY Let the winds of evidence blow you about as though you are a leaf, with no direction of your own. Be... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY Then you get the wrong answer and you can't go to the Moon that way! Nature isn't a person, you can'... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY I have no great fondness for the universe, but I do live there ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY Your strength as a rationalist is your ability to be more confused by fiction than by reality. If yo... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY An anthropologist will not excitedly report of a newly discovered tribe: 'They eat food! They br... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY The media thinks that only the cutting edge of science, the very latest controversies, are worth rep... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY If you want to maximize your expected utility, you try to save the world and the future of intergala... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY If our extinction proceeds slowly enough to allow a moment of horrified realization, the doers of th... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY Nothing you'll read as breaking news will ever hold a candle to the sheer beauty of settled scie... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY I keep trying to explain to people that the archetype of intelligence is not Dustin Hoffman in '... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY The purest case of an intelligence explosion would be an Artificial Intelligence rewriting its own s... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY The human species was not born into a market economy. Bees won't sell you honey if you offer the... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY It's a most peculiar psychology—this business of 'Science is based on faith too, so there!' Typica... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY I don't care where I live, so long as there's a roof to keep the rain off my books, and high... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY Since the rise of Homo sapiens, human beings have been the smartest minds around. But very shortly -... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY The purpose of a moral philosophy is not to look delightfully strange and counterintuitive or to pro... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY By far the greatest danger of Artificial Intelligence is that people conclude too early that they un... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY The AI does not hate you, nor does it love you, but you are made out of atoms which it can use for s... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY A burning itch to know is higher than a solemn vow to pursue truth. To feel the burning itch of curi... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY Do not flinch from experiences that might destroy your beliefs. The thought you cannot think control... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY To be clever in argument is not rationality but rationalization. ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY He wanted to write someone and demand a refund on his dark side which clearly ought to have irresist... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY Stupidity is doing the same thing and expecting a different result. ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY Textbook science is beautiful! Textbook science is comprehensible, unlike mere fascinating words tha... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY In our skulls, we carry around 3 pounds of slimy, wet, greyish tissue, corrugated like crumpled toil... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY The obvious choice isn't always the best choice, but sometimes, by golly, it is. I don't sto... ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY You can never have enough books. But you certainly tried. It was a really, really, really good try. ELIEZER YUDKOWSKY The entire game in the Russian street today has nothing to do with platforms. The entire game is lea... ELIEZER FELDMAN