Recent questions tagged truth

Description : What is worse about todays politicians, the wacko conspiracy theories about the other side, or just the constant lies?

Last Answer : C. The fact that they exist.

Description : What is one universal truth?

Last Answer : That we will Live and die.

Description : In the recent New York Times explosive opinion piece on the Trump Administration, isn't it more important to address these concerns rather than supply Trump with another diversion by concentrating on a witch hunt?

Last Answer : I’m not sure I understand what it is you are asking.

Description : Who do you think are more honest at their jobs a Politician, or a used car sales person?

Last Answer : Seems to me the jobs are interchangeable.

Description : Is the distinction between good and evil any different than the distinction between hot and cold?

Last Answer : Let's see. My husband has to use tongues to pick up the piece of toast I can hold in my hand. I'm freezing cold if the house is set at 70 degrees, other people still want it colder. ... because when Castro came in Afro-Cubans were treated more fairly. They had work, were educated, and more equal.

Description : Are you a liar?

Last Answer : No. The insane do not lie.

Description : "If you tell the truth, you have nothing to fear": do you believe this?

Last Answer : answer:Six million Jewish people and ~20 million others thought their innocence would protect them from the Nazis. Didn’t work for them.

Description : Would you tell him he has a price sticker on his crotch?

Last Answer : answer:Yes. You don't have to say on your crotch . You can say, excuse me, you seemed to have gotten a price sticker stuck on your pants. That's it. It is no more difficult than telling someone ... or you have ketchup on your cheek . People get much more upset if they find you didn't tell them.

Description : Was your last assumption correct?

Last Answer : I assumed it would rain today, and it did.

Description : Is it an illness for someone who can't lie?

Last Answer : Illness? No, probably not. Is it a detriment? Absolutely.

Description : Have you ever lied inadvertently?

Last Answer : This is natural for most people and I think it stems from not wanting to offend people. Honesty is the best policy. If you explain to someone that you need a break from people because you're an ... doesn't like you because of your true nature, then there's no need to worry about appeasing them.

Description : What mathematical truth is the most astonishing?

Last Answer : 0.999…=9/9=1 It’s a complete mindfuck for me.

Description : When is it OK to lie?

Last Answer : White lie.

Description : Is there any real difference between an outright lie and a lie by omission?

Last Answer : answer:You are asking about deliberate lies of omission rather than oversight? A good question that has plagued philosophers since they began to philosophize. If we are talking about the historically malicious person ... with, I would say that there is no difference. In either case, they do harm.

Description : Is your truth, just as good as my truth just as good as anyone's truth?

Last Answer : That question had nothing to do with expressing a truth, and everything to do with crapping on the OP's beliefs. The comment in question did not have anything to do with the point of the question. ... purpose than to make the OP look silly and earn a high five from other like-minded anti-theists.

Description : Are there any questions you don't really want to know the answer to?

Last Answer : answer:My elderly aunt is now in a nursing home and has been there for two years. Her home is empty and her home phone number was disconnected about a year ago. One afternoon in October, 2011, I received a ... is still alive. So ....how did the mysterious phone call occur?? I do not want to know.

Description : Do you believe anything Gingrich has to say?

Last Answer : Colbert last night.

Description : How well can the truth stay buried?

Last Answer : answer:I believe from my own perspective that all things are both true and false. Each thing holds a measure of each condition and because of a scientific law called Polarity, everything takes it's time, as ... things people say about me. I know the truth, and that is all that really matters to me.

Description : Why are blue eyes so beautiful?

Last Answer : It’s a personal preference. There are different shades of blue like there are different shades of green and brown and the ones that are deeper or more vivid are the most striking. Maybe these brilliant colored eyes are somewhat rare so they are viewed as more so.

Description : Conservatives, have you considered the consequences if you're wrong about things like global warming, the economy and the debt ceiling?

Last Answer : As a con man, I wouldn't say I'm wiser than the world's wise men , but at least I've given my most accurate hypothetical analysis of the situation and stuck with it. I think the problem ... I'm just as good with my analyses as the PHD climatologist who we fund millions yearly, or the politicians.

Description : Theists: What do you think about Atheists?

Last Answer : answer:They are the same [ both ] . Some choose to believe in something while others deny what the others believe . In the end it doesn’t matter in what class you are as long as you act normally [ common sense that is ] .

Description : Which is more frightening: that conspiracy theories are true or that conspiracy theories are false?

Last Answer : answer:I would be more freaked out if they turned out to be true, because the implications are a lot more… profound I suppose. I prefer living in a sometimes absurd world where there is only chaos. *does not believe in most, if not all conspiracy theories.

Description : Do you ”Fake it until you make it”?

Last Answer : Everybody is faking it to some degree. Some of the most successful people I know are driven by a desire to not be found out that they’re no good (in their opinion).

Description : Shouldn't President Obama be honest and call his new department "The Ministry of Truth"?

Last Answer : It is not designed for propaganda or for misinformation as implied by your cynical question. It has to deal with the kind of lies spread by Andrew Breitbart and his ilk, similar to what happened to Rep. Weiner and the fake twitter scandal over the weekend.

Description : Can we see a picture of Osama right before he died?

Last Answer : Stop! .... Smile….. OK, now I can shoot you.

Description : Did the U.S.A Government really give $53Million to the Taliban in the late 90s?

Last Answer : I see the grammar/spelling mistake in my question (*edit[or IS it]) but seems I am not permitted to edit the question (even although it has no answers) Maybe the Mods will kindly pull my question again and will allow me to edit the grammar after several hours & multiple answers :)

Description : Why is being PC (politically correct) so important one will look like a liar to do it?

Last Answer : I think the definition of PC is very different than just having manners, showing courtesy, showing sportsmanship or humility. I suppose the people involved in the Wikileaks cables are trying to maintain open ... a lot of PC BS involved in that alot of times. That's how politics works sometimes.

Description : How do you know if someone is telling you the truth?

Last Answer : You don’t, really. You can, to a certain extent, go by their eyes and their body language, but some people are accomplished liars.

Description : Have you heard the saying that truth is in the eye of the beholder?

Last Answer : No.

Description : Who would you believe more the boy or the girl in this incident?

Last Answer : does it matter? they both acted like idiots.

Description : If the truth hurts, what should we do with a lie?

Last Answer : A lie makes things worse. The truth may not be pleasant, but it is much better than a lie.

Description : How do I gain his trust back?

Last Answer : I’d start with not lying anymore

Description : Ever spend a day just telling the truth?

Last Answer : No. Also, I think brutal and unnecessary honesty is over-rated. E.g. I wouldn’t tell somebody they looked funny or sang off-key for no reason. If they ask, I’ll give them my honest opinion- short of that, I can keep it to myself. Edit: I like honest commercials on TV. They are rare.

Description : Could you tell a lie for one full year?

Last Answer : I would have to say no. I am a very truthful person and would fond that hard, aside from it interfering with other things such as a job, your girlfriend, shool etc.

Description : Could you tell only the truth for one full year?

Last Answer : Are you crazy?! I’ll get slaughtered out there!

Description : Do you ever wonder if you are being deceived in a major way?

Last Answer : In what context exactly? Could you maybe give us more details on your situation or story or a basis of reference so we can relate experiences of our own that we have had?

Description : How do you gracefully opt out of an argument?

Last Answer : Click the stop following this question link. In real life? No idea. I always keep going even when the other person is backing away.

Description : Does an undercover police officer have to reveal him/her self?

Last Answer : SuperMouse! What have you been doing?!? ;-)

Description : How is truth different than fact?

Last Answer : No, we can't all agree. A fact is a universally agreed upon theory, such as 2+2=4, something that is more likely able to be proven using science/math. Facts can be altered as we discover new ... facts and how we come by facts. Religion is truth for many people, yet not every religion can be fact.

Description : Is truth absolute?

Last Answer : it depends on who’s asking.

Description : If there were a way you could find out what people have said about you, would you want to know?

Last Answer : There is and I don’t. Anyone whose comments I care about would say anything of note to my face.

Description : Do you ever wonder if it is a pre-requisite in order to be a politician that you must have a defective moral compass so that you can cheat on your spouse?

Last Answer : nope. the prerequisite is thinking with your dick.

Description : Would you feel differently about Obama if he were white?

Last Answer : You know, it’s times like these when I see that people view him more as a celebrity than our president

Description : Would you file a claim for a class action settlement if you weren't hurt?

Last Answer : Well if the battery is pooped and you don’t use the Nano any more you could put some scratches on it and be upset about how it doesn’t look as nice as it did when you opened the box. Then you could sign the form honestly.

Description : Do you feel that the "protection" of a site like ask-public - the fact that you can hide behind an avatar - allows you to be more truthful?

Last Answer : Of course. This way I won’t get socked in the mouth.

Description : Is the veracity of a statement contingent on the veracity of the converse of said statement?

Last Answer : Your mom goes to college.

Description : Yes.

Last Answer : will sferik give me a million dollars?

Description : Do you think the world would be better or worse if we could read each other's minds?

Last Answer : people would have to learn to control their thoughts, which is a good thing in my point if view. however there would have to be a proximity factor in the mix. like you can only read someones mind if theyre 10 meters away from you. theres good and theres bad as well.

Description : If you could have the chance to know everything, would you?

Last Answer : yea I would

Description : What is truth?

Last Answer : answer:I never assume anything is truth except what comes from me. I am true to me. I take everything else with a grain of salt. It’s in our nature to lie. To assume anything else is insane. You can hope people are telling the truth.. But to rely on it is ignorant.