An article on the study mentioned below appeared in today's internet issue of
the NEW YORK TIMES:
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/25/science/why-big-liars-often-start-out-as-small-ones.html?hpw&rref=science&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region®ion=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well&_r=0
"Why Big Liars Often Start Out as Small Ones"
The article concludes:
“ Dr. Garrett said he hoped that ... that another study could be done to look
at what might stop people from escalating their dishonesty.
“ ‘ How do you stop it? How do you prevent it?’ he asked.
“ But Dr. Ruff said that if the findings from this study held up, the message
seemed clear.
“ ‘ ... we should watch out that we don’t tolerate lies, in order to prevent
people from lying when it really matters,’ he said.”
On 25 Oct 2016, at 10:30, epostboxx@xxxxxxxx wrote:
Immanuel Kant took a very strong stance against lying, for which he was
immediately, and has ever since been, criticized as being ‘unrealistic’.
Arguments against Kant’s deontologically-based position on lying have largely
been utilitarian.. A recent neurological study sweeps the feet out from under
such consequentialist positions, giving empirical evidence that the practice
of uttering even ‘little white lies’ can have deleterious consequences.
From NATURE NEUROSCIENCE (published online 24 October 2016):
http://www.nature.com/neuro/journal/vaop/ncurrent/pdf/nn.4426.pdf
The brain adapts to dishonesty
