The title was enough to catch my attention, especially considering the confusion of the last several months.
As citizens of the world, we’re obsessed with lying and lies right now. What’s real, what’s fake, and what’s deliberate and deceitful manipulation?”
Author Judi Ketteler proclaims everybody wants the truth, but nobody wants to be honest. She says we know about lying and the reasons people lie in a variety of relationships, but by comparison, we know very little about honesty. She states that living a more honest life starts with confronting our own deception, instead of simply noticing everyone else’s. It requires we pay more attention to what we are saying and constantly examining our motivations.
Source: Scientific American, September 20, 2020. Link. Ketteler believes that through pouring substantial intellectual and financial resources into the study of honesty, we can be better at everything from disease prevention to racial reconciliation to climate change.
Honesty carries with it an amazing power. It’s not just a shield against deception; it’s a way to change the world.” – Judi Ketteler
INSIGHTS: “Veritas vos liberabit,” is the official motto of Johns Hopkins University which translates to, “The truth shall make you free.”