matabele comments on [SEQ RERUN] The Comedy of Behaviorism - Less Wrong

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Comment author: matabele 29 July 2012 07:54:41PM -1 points [-]

... they frequently vibrate the air, radiate heat, and exude various chemicals ...

These signals appear to be unavoidable. When we lie, however, many of our behavioural signals appear to be avoidable: for example.

There is no dispute that we betray our own lies; but why do we betray our lies?