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Lying: Man's Second Nature by George Serban

By George Serban

Our present ethical relativism has blurred the excellence among real and fake or even among correct and mistaken by way of accepting a number of truths and subjective truths as legitimate reviews of fact. Serban files that guy, within the strategy of pursuing his ambitions, has a tendency to control others. Adapting via deception, rather in main issue, is a part of our animal history. Our inspiration methods, protecting of our feelings and self-image, are completely tailored for the duty of mendacity.

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In the past, the only rule for journalists was that of accurately and impartially reporting news of national interest or news of importance for the people of a community and state. It was viewed as un­ conscionable for an editor or reporter of an independent newspaper to in­ tentionally select or distort the news for supporting a particular political ideology or corporate interest. If they did, then their newspaper was offi­ cially labeled as biased by representing a particular ideology or interest group.

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A16. 42. M. Kelly, "The Hole in Brill's Content," New York Post, June 17, 1998, p . 31 . 43. Editorial, "Don't Cal! " New York Times, July 14, 1998, p. A14. 44. D. Rabinnwitz, "Race and Rumor," Wall Street Journal, April 29, 1996, p. A20. 45. D. Seligman, "Corrections the Times Missed," New York Post, December 9, 1997, p. 27 46. L. Greenhouse, "Race Statistics Alone Do Not Support a Claim of Selective Prosecution, Justices Rule," New York Times, May 24, 1996, p. A20. 47. L. Chavez, & R. " Wall Street Journal, December 4, 1996, p.

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