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Ideology, Logos & Belief

The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

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Are White Lies Suboptimal Solutions to Complex Problems?

White lies are true at some levels of analysis, and they're false at others. But i don't believe white lies are sub optimal solutions to a complex problem. I can use the truth to hurt you, but then i would say that i miss then what i'm doing is like a black truth. It means that it also doesn't serve the the the ordered structure entirely,. Because it's true on three levels of anal usually sub levels, and not true on a really profound level. So in order not to violate that higher moral moral principle, i'm going to violate a subordinate moral principle.

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