Lies strip us of innocence. Lies humiliate us and shame us. We wonder if the person who has lied to us ever told us the truth. So we speak into existence the world we want to see. We lie because we honestly believe it is the best thing we can do on our own behalf at the moment.
Studies reveal some people lie about as often as they eat, telling three or four fibs a day.
Whether we call them white lies or false statements, mental reservations or evasions, exaggerations or hyperbole, whatever we say that is not the truth is an untruth. To lie is to hide the truth. Lying comes with the territory. Seduced by the desire to be as wise as God, Eve acted upon what she knew was not true. We live in a world of deception.