Interesting article by Julie Tannenbaum, a professor of philosophy at the University of California, Santa Cruz, on fine distinctions in lying, deception, intention, and belief.
If Bush truly believed in the infamous 16 words he put in the State of the Union speech, was there intent to deceive?
As we know, "[F]aith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen..." (Heb 11:1). And we sure haven't seen any evidence, so it must be faith!
So, can a statement based on "faith-based intelligence" ever be a lie?
Maybe Professor Tannenbaum's students can take this one up...
NOTE: Good material for the incomparable Howler in this brouhaha -- perhaps even a surfeit, since the administration is so very, very duck-pit ready.
