This is an excellent topic that's reminiscent of Plato's "Noble Lie". Here's a fragment of a long article that I found online.
"The Greek philosopher Plato (l. c. 428-348 BCE), in Book II of his Republic, addresses the problem of how one knows that one’s beliefs are true. His line of thought raises questions such as, 'How do you know whether your most deeply-held beliefs are valid or simply the result of your upbringing, culture, environment, and religion?' Plato attempts to answer such questions by noting a major stumbling block - the lie in the soul, a falsehood one accepts as truth at a fundamental level, which then distorts one’s interpretation of reality, of other people’s behaviors and motivations, and of one’s own vision of self and truth. ..."
Thanks OP. With 2,400 years of history, we should be able to make some progress with this issue.
What is the most effective lie in the history of the world?
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This is an excellent topic that's reminiscent of Plato's "Noble Lie". Here's a fragment of a long article that I found online.
"The Greek philosopher Plato (l. c. 428-348 BCE), in Book II of his Republic, addresses the problem of how one knows that one’s beliefs are true. His line of thought raises questions such as, 'How do you know whether your most deeply-held beliefs are valid or simply the result of your upbringing, culture, environment, and religion?' Plato attempts to answer such questions by noting a major stumbling block - the lie in the soul, a falsehood one accepts as truth at a fundamental level, which then distorts one’s interpretation of reality, of other people’s behaviors and motivations, and of one’s own vision of self and truth. ..."
Thanks OP. With 2,400 years of history, we should be able to make some progress with this issue.