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What does it mean “and lies would cease to be effective” in the following sentence?
What does 'after commencement' mean in the following sentence?“Give someone trouble” — what does it mean?Having question about what a sentence mean, and to figure out what the references referring toWhat does “track each other” mean in the following context?What does 'IN' mean: 'IN your own person or IN the person of any other'?I know what “so help me God” is used for, but what does it actually mean?What does this quote mean; “There's never a lie because there is never a truth”?What is the meaning of “would be” in this paragraph?What does “reaching nothing down” and “I was promoted to him” mean?What does “I would know” mean in the following passage?
Kant offers telling the truth as an example of a perfect duty, because if lying were universalized then no one would ever expect anyone to be truthful, and lies would cease to be effective.
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Kant offers telling the truth as an example of a perfect duty, because if lying were universalized then no one would ever expect anyone to be truthful, and lies would cease to be effective.
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If you knew everyone was lying all the time there would be no such thing as a "lie". The word would leave the language.
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Kant offers telling the truth as an example of a perfect duty, because if lying were universalized then no one would ever expect anyone to be truthful, and lies would cease to be effective.
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Kant offers telling the truth as an example of a perfect duty, because if lying were universalized then no one would ever expect anyone to be truthful, and lies would cease to be effective.
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If you knew everyone was lying all the time there would be no such thing as a "lie". The word would leave the language.
– Hot Licks
3 hours ago
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If you knew everyone was lying all the time there would be no such thing as a "lie". The word would leave the language.
– Hot Licks
3 hours ago
If you knew everyone was lying all the time there would be no such thing as a "lie". The word would leave the language.
– Hot Licks
3 hours ago
If you knew everyone was lying all the time there would be no such thing as a "lie". The word would leave the language.
– Hot Licks
3 hours ago
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