Emma Levine
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594 appearances
2 recordings
1 series
first heard Mar 2026
last heard 14 Sep
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And that there is nuance here.
Sometimes we all want to live in a world where
of hope and encouragement and fantasy and suspend reality for a moment, whether it's for the purpose of getting through that race or enjoying a movie or a story or feeling like the most beautiful bride on your wedding day, right?
That's another classic example that goes back to discussions in the Talmud of you shouldn't ever tell a bride she's not beautiful because it ruins that very special moment
that you can't take back.
And we might think running a magnificent race is like one of those moments.
Right.
And there are, of course, more honest ways to do it.
You can say, you've got this.
You can do it.
We believe in you.
I don't think any of those are lies.
And perhaps that is the most ethical way to go about this.
But I think there are a lot of people that would also say it's kind of a beautiful moment to say, you look amazing and you look strong.
Because one, in some sense, that is true.
And two, this is, you know, this is a moment that serves a purpose.
It's a bit complicated because it depends what you mean by close and it also depends how we think about the amount of lying.
So typically a greater proportion of our lies will be pro-social.
When we know the person, we're more likely to feel empathy and compassion, which is a motivator of prosocial lies.
But we might be more likely to be honest overall, fewer lies overall, but the lies we tell are more prosocial.
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