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How can we detect a liar?

A lie, pretty much by definition, is something that isn't true.

A really good lie is one that SEEMS true, but still isn't.

The best of lies makes the actual truth look false.

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Assuming for the moment that gods that are out there communicate with people (either directly or through works), how can we tell a truly perfect god from one that is just a perfect liar?

Update:

I fear that many of you do not understand lies nearly as well as you think you do.

MUST a liar be destructive? Why, then, would people distinguish 'white' lies from others?

MUST a god tell the truth? With all that power and knowledge that we don't have, how could we really tell?

Or, to be more concrete, how can we tell a god that is all-powerful but refuses to interfere with events from a god that cannot change events but lies and says it WILL NOT instead of that it CAN NOT?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    It is all delusion, proof has no need for deception or lies. Without proof all is a lie.

  • 1 decade ago

    HI Dr/Y,

    i wanna thank u 4 that perfect q, u got the heart of all the nowadays problems. lies the basis of all Evil, hardly to detect.its more and more harder when being from those who trust in.

    some people lie to get what they want and others do that cause they just like to do as a Hobby without looking to what these lies lead to ,or what they can make...

    the only device i can give is that don't trust or love any1 100% ever never.. give some percent 4 any possibility (even if 1%) as u r dealing with humans not angles.

    i was suffering of what u r suffering from now, i tried this, it works very well, no more cheats, no more lies.. i can detect it easily to somewhat i think, the most impo. is that no more suffer....

    remember, Evil and good are connected from the beginning of the life till the day-after u cant seprate or solve , so trust in Allah and after urself,...then act with others normally, but just be somewhat careful, it doesnt mean with Lack of confidence..

    i wish u get the point, good luck

    Source(s): Personal experience and reading some Psychological reports
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    All mankind have lied at one time or another. Do you disagree? So I believe we should judge people by their fruit. And if you want to include"Gods" then as far as I'm cocerned the same rule applies. T4

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    HI DAD HERE YOU CAN TELL A LIAR WHEN THERE MOUTH IS MOVING ALL HUMANS ARE LIARS AND IF YOU SAY NO YOUR LYING ONLY god TELL THE TRUTH I'M AM THE WAY THE LIFE AND THE THUR TH IF YOU WANT THE THURTH LOOK IN THE BASIC INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE LEAVING EARTH BIBLE IT WONT LIE TO YOU ITS THE LIVING WORD OF god IT WILL CUT TO YOUR SPIRIT AND HEART LIKE A TWO EDGE ED SWORD IF YOU GET CONVICTED WHEN READING THE BIBLE SURRENDER ALL TO god LIFE AND SOUL WILL BE CHANGE A PERSONAL RELATIONS WITH YOUR LORD AND MINE LUV DAD CK OUT WWW.FATHERLOVELETTER.COM IT WILL TELL YOU HOW MUCH DAD MISSES YOU

    Source(s): DAD ME AND MY BIBLE
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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son 1 John 2:22

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    You learn the correct knowledge.. Correct knowledge always had a Miracle prove.. by understanding the Miracle.. happening trough bad situation.. then human can understand.. un less he open his heart & willing to accept.. the reality of it..

  • 1 decade ago

    A lying god hides the fact that he exists.

  • chieko
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    a tree is judged by its fruit, e.g. a diseased tree cannot bear healthy fruit and a healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit.

    in the same way, we can judge what is true or untrue.

    millions of people have become healthy because they have decided to become branches on the one true vine, Jesus Christ.

    Source(s): wow, that felt great just typing it...
  • 1 decade ago

    Your best way is by discernment of ones spirit. "Try the spirit and see whethere it be of God..."

  • 1 decade ago

    there are millions of them

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