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Lies and falsehoods
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1. Lies and falsehoods
A lie is a falsehood. That is, something that is said or communicated that is not true (in reality). The Greek and Hebrew words for "truth" have to do with the truth of reality, not logic or opinion.

The ancient Greek word"ἀλήθεια""truth, not a lie". The modern Greek word "αληθής" (a-lee-THEES) ≈ "truth".

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2. Not truth
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Here we are interested in "false" as being "not true" as in "not real" or "not in reality".

in two-valued logic, every statement is "true" or "false" and cannot be "true" and "false" at the same time.

Levels of truth
Lies are statements that, in reality, are not "true" (in reality) and distort reality.
There are many interesting quotes about "lies".

3. Lies and truth
A lie told often enough becomes the truth. Vladimir Lenin (Russian revolutionary and politician)

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4. Big lies
The size of the lie is a definite factor in causing it to be believed, for the vast masses of the nation are in the depths of their hearts more easily deceived than they are consciously and intentionally bad. The primitive simplicity of their minds renders them a more easy prey to a big lie than a small one, for they themselves often tell little lies but would be ashamed to tell a big one. Adolf Hitler (German dictator)

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5. Consistency
What convinces masses are not facts, and not even invented facts, but only the consistency of the system of which they are presumably part. Hanna Arendt (Political philosopher)

Arendt, H. (1951). The origins of totalitarianism. 1968 printing. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., p. 49.

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6. Believing lies
People do not believe lies because they have to, but because they want to. Malcolm Muggeridge (British broadcaster)

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7. Lies
Lies and truthsThere are a terrible lot of lies going about the world, and the worst of it is that half of them are true. Winston Churchill (British statesman)

How might one determine what is true and what is not true?


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8. 2 Thessalonians 2:11 Strong delusion
Verse route2 Thessalonians 2:11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: [kjv]
Verse routeκαι δια τουτο πεμπει αυτοις ο θεος ενεργειαν πλανης εις το πιστευσαι αυτους τω ψευδει [gnt]

The Greek for "strong" is, from Aristotle, "actuality" so that the "strong delusion" is an "actual wandering/deviation/error" that is "sent" "into" the faith/belief. The KJV (King James Version) translates "into" as "that".

Planets in ancient timesThe ancient Greek word "πλανάω""wander about" and is the source of the English word "planet" as a "wandering star". The ancient Greek word"ψευδής""lying, false, untrue" and is the source of the English word "pseudo".
Discussion question: There have been many speculations about this "lie". What are some candidates for this "lie"? What ideas that are "false" might be put "into" the faith?

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9. Modern Greek
The modern Greek word "ψευδής" (psev-THEES) ≈ "false".

10. 2 Thessalonians 2:11

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KJV: And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
Greek: και δια τουτο πεμψει πεμπει αυτοις ο θεος ενεργειαν πλανης εις το πιστευσαι αυτους τω ψευδει
Latin: ideo mittit illis Deus operationem erroris ut credant mendacio

11. In the beginning
In the beginning was the Lie and the Lie was made news and dwelt among us, graceless and false. Malcolm Muggeridge (British broadcaster)

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12. The lie: evolution
Answers in Genesis: Creation Museum and Ark Encounter Book: The lie: evolution
Ham, K. (1987). The lie: evolution. El Cajon, CA: Master Books.
Ken Ham promotes as a candidate for "the" "lie", not "a lie", in 2 Thessalonians 2:11, the belief in the theory of evolution.
Verse route2 Thessalonians 2:11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie: [kjv]
Verse routeκαι δια τουτο πεμπει αυτοις ο θεος ενεργειαν πλανης εις το πιστευσαι αυτους τω ψευδει [gnt]

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13. Coded information note
Note that, using science, one cannot prove the Bible true nor false. However, attempting to get coded information from chance shows, with probability approaching 1.0, that there must be a creator outside of space and time (as we know it) and that, with probability approaching 0.0, the theory of evolution cannot be true (with respect to coded information arising by chance).

Note also that proving evolution false does not make the Bible true. Nor does proving a creator outside of space and time. Proving the Bible true (with probability approaching 1.0) requires additional logic and reasoning.

Future topic Details are left as a future topic.



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14. Strongs - lie

15. Usage - lie
*G5579 *9 ψεῦδος (psyoo'-dos) : from G5574; a falsehood:--lie, lying.
Word usage per chapter Words: ψευδει=2 ψευδος=6 ψευδους


16. Strongs - delusion

17. Usage - delusion
*G4106 *10 πλάνη (plan'-ay) : feminine of G4108 (as abstractly); objectively, fraudulence; subjectively, a straying from orthodoxy or piety:--deceit, to deceive, delusion, error.
Word usage per chapter Words: πλανη=4 πλανης=6


18. Propaganda
Verse routeHebrews 9:8 The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing: [kjv]
Verse routeτουτο δηλουντος του πνευματος του αγιου μηπω πεφανερωσθαι την των αγιων οδον ετι της πρωτης σκηνης εχουσης στασιν [gnt]
Verse routepropalatam … [v]

In some cases, the word "propaganda" is used to convey ideas that are not true (in reality). The English word "propaganda" is from the Latin word "propago""propagate, extend, enlarge" and is related to the English word "propel" from the Latin word "propello""forward" from the Latin word "pello""push, move".

The modern negative sense of "propaganda" originates from World War I.

19. Hebrews 9:8
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KJV: The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing:
Greek: τουτο δηλουντος του πνευματος του αγιου μηπω πεφανερωσθαι την των αγιων οδον ετι της πρωτης σκηνης εχουσης στασιν
Latin: hoc significante Spiritu Sancto nondum propalatam esse sanctorum viam adhuc priore tabernaculo habente statum

20. Propaganda
Through clever and constant application of propaganda, people can be made to see paradise as hell, and also the other way around, to consider the most wretched sort of life as paradise. Adolf Hitler (German dictator)

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21. Propaganda
Mass propaganda discovered that its audience was ready at all times to believe the worst, no matter how absurd, and did not particularly object to being deceived because it held every statement to be a lie anyhow. Hanna Arendt (Political philosopher)

Arendt, H. (1951). The origins of totalitarianism. 1968 printing. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., p. 80.

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22. Atheism
Our program necessarily includes the propaganda of atheism. Vladimir Lenin (Russian revolutionary and politician)

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