The Beginning of Knowledge
No one likes being lied to. A lie is the opposite of the truth, and that means that the one who is lying has deviated in some way. Deception, lying, “putting one over” and many other terms point to a lack of honesty and a desire to mislead in a negative manner. The corruption of the truth is as old as mankind.
Consider Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden; they were the firs…