Emma Levine
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first heard Mar 2026
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Thank you so much for having me.
There's a lot of times when people endorse deception, even if it does entail lying.
I mean, even going back to that opening example you just talked about, people might think you should lie at least a little bit in that situation.
I don't necessarily think you should, but some people might say you should because it's pro-social, because it's helpful to other people.
Hmm.
And what I focus on in particular is not just whether it's a little bit helpful or whether it spares someone's feelings, but whether it spares someone's feelings when the truth could not cause any improvement or have any long-term benefits.
And that is the specific situation in which people tend to endorse deception the most.
Often we think about deception as antisocial, meaning that it harms other people.
It's anti-social in that it is not good for the social well-being of others, our social fabric.
Pro-social just means that it's good for others.
It's well-intended.
And so when lies are
are intended to help other people, we can think about them as pro-social, whether that's, you know, avoiding telling someone their book is problematic or poorly written or giving a patient hope in a medical situation.
These are different types of examples of pro-social lives.
Absolutely.
This is a really interesting question from Mark, right?
When it's your friend asking about your past history, it's an act of intimacy to tell the truth.
It's being real, being authentic.
The truth has a benefit in that it's
It can help reveal similarities or shared understanding.
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