Telling the Truth Can Be a Gift to Others

In Lying, best-selling author and neuroscientist Sam Harris argues that we can radically simplify our lives and improve society by merely telling the truth in situations where others often lie.

Lying is almost by definition a refusal to cooperate with others. It condenses a lack of trust and trustworthiness into a single act. It is the failure of understanding and willingness to be understood. To lie is to recoil from a relationship.

How would your relationships change if you resolved to never lie again? What truth about yourself might suddenly reveal itself? What kind of person would you become? And how might you change the people around you? Is it worth finding out?

In this week’s episode, Jonesy and Ashto explore the underlying reasons why we lie and the impacts of lying on ourselves and those around us.

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