It’s a special case of the interaction between seeking and sharing.
If you want something for yourself, are you obligated to help others
achieve it, or at least not hinder them, even against your own interest?
If you want something for yourself, are people who don’t want it just
wrong? Should you push it on them?
Different people will handle it different ways.
I don’t have an absolute rule. I avoid lying, or try to, but I don’t
particularly avoid being silent.
Saying some particular thing a lot will help you remember it. But suppose a topic comes up in which the people you are talking to would be upset if you spoke the truth. What makes you want to speak the truth? What makes you not want to? The thought that I might need to refresh my memory by saying it out loud never seems to be the biggest factor.
I have seen people confused by their own lies, and it’s one of many reasons I try to avoid lying, but that seems to only work in one direction and be confined to specific issues. You can walk around all day saying the sun is up, and it won’t help you find your car keys.
It’s a special case of the interaction between seeking and sharing.
If you want something for yourself, are you obligated to help others achieve it, or at least not hinder them, even against your own interest? If you want something for yourself, are people who don’t want it just wrong? Should you push it on them?
Different people will handle it different ways.
I don’t have an absolute rule. I avoid lying, or try to, but I don’t particularly avoid being silent.
I think it goes beyond that. Does aquireing the habit of telling the truth make it easier to see/remember the truth yourself. It just might.
Saying some particular thing a lot will help you remember it. But suppose a topic comes up in which the people you are talking to would be upset if you spoke the truth. What makes you want to speak the truth? What makes you not want to? The thought that I might need to refresh my memory by saying it out loud never seems to be the biggest factor.
I have seen people confused by their own lies, and it’s one of many reasons I try to avoid lying, but that seems to only work in one direction and be confined to specific issues. You can walk around all day saying the sun is up, and it won’t help you find your car keys.