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To: Solon who wrote (73571)	8/28/2003 2:38:41 AM
From: one_less	of 82486

"There is nothing intrinsically good or bad about truth telling." My query is whether or not swearing an oath to the truth means anything. kholt's responses seem to represent a view that the oath as equivalent to a promise which may compound the commitment to tell the truth. However, she also seems to think that people are compelled toward truth telling on the basis of an internal ethical standard that would make any external influences superfluous to the action itself. Her viewpoint in addition to yours (given that I have understood them correctly) seem to nullify the "oath" swearing cerimony, as it is reduced to meaningless court ritual...at least on the basis of any cultural standard. CH's comment that perjury is almost never prosecuted would lead me to think that the laws around truth telling in court are not taken very seriously either, so fear of punishment by the legal system does not contribute much to the issue. "...and I find myself somewhat puzzled by the emotion behind the words. " What emotions were you puzzled by?

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