Vaniver comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 6 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Vaniver 04 January 2011 11:39:15PM 0 points [-]

Of course, the best time to lie is once you have a reputation for perfect honesty.

Comment author: Desrtopa 06 January 2011 04:09:14PM 9 points [-]

Nobody trusts anyone to be perfectly honest. In my view, the best time to lie is once you've built up a misleading reputation for being bad at lying.

Comment author: NihilCredo 05 January 2011 05:32:17PM 4 points [-]

Not quite - it's the easiest time to lie, but it can still be a terrible idea.

The best time to lie is when you can't be caught.