Lying in the sense of deliberate deception requires a theory of mind of the one being deceived, and snakes aren’t that intelligent …
Yes, I’m pretty sure that’s EY’s model.
But a snake animagus doesn’t have a snake brain; you keep your normal mind while you’re an animagus.
Yes, I agree. So if Quirrel were deliberately trying to mislead, ‘Snakes can’t lie.’ would be a great statement to use.
Yes, I’m pretty sure that’s EY’s model.
But a snake animagus doesn’t have a snake brain; you keep your normal mind while you’re an animagus.
Yes, I agree. So if Quirrel were deliberately trying to mislead, ‘Snakes can’t lie.’ would be a great statement to use.