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Lie, what really is a lie?

Lying is probably one of the most common wrong acts that we carry out. Lying has been around right from the onset of man’s existence from the Garden of Eden based on religious theologians. It is said that lying is an unavoidable part of human nature. What is a lie? Lying is usually a form of deception. To lie means to make a believed false statement to another person, with the intention that the other person believe that statement to be true. Thus, a lie has its unique characteristics ·     A  lie passes same information   The liar intends to mislead the other person ·   The liar is convinced that what they are saying is not true From the definition what makes a lie is that the liar has the intention of deceiving the person they are lying to. This does point that, the lie has nothing in relation to if the information given is true or false. This definition points out that not all lies are false or untrue, but the person making the statement believes it to be