Submitted by TGGP (not verified) on Mon, 2009-08-31 22:07.
Perhaps we are wired to be unfaithful ourselves, but demand fidelity from others.
It is a commonplace that "ought implies is", or one should not demand the impossible. I think fighting against the current is often futile, so best just to channel imperfections in the least destructive manner. Making it infeasible to maintain deceit through the expansion of common knowledge may be one way.
Perhaps we are wired to be
Perhaps we are wired to be unfaithful ourselves, but demand fidelity from others.
It is a commonplace that "ought implies is", or one should not demand the impossible. I think fighting against the current is often futile, so best just to channel imperfections in the least destructive manner. Making it infeasible to maintain deceit through the expansion of common knowledge may be one way.