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pygy_ on May 13, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Netflix Co-Founder: It isn't lying if you believe ...

This is called sophistry, and it had already been debunked by Socrates 2500 years ago.

He made a lot of eloquent ennemies in the process, which probably didn't help during the trial that sealed his fate.

mcantor on May 13, 2011 [–]

It was my understanding that the derogatory use of "sophistry" implies an intent to deceive, which is not professed by the author of the article.

lukeschlather on May 13, 2011 | [–]

He's not just advocating deception, he's advocating that if you deceive anyone, be sure to first deceive yourself.

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