The convenience of the untruth

Schemes usually never work but people never stop attempting them. I'm not just saying it, there actually is scientific research which supports this. Look it up! Dishonesty is a thing in our world.

People threatened by truth have obviously been living a lie. Still, people lie. Apparently, they aren't aware of it, or simply pretend to ignore by acting naive.

If survival requires telling lies about another behind their back, it doesn't sound like it's a worthwhile form of survival. This is beyond dishonest.

I may not be perfect, but I'm not as imperfect as those who lie about me behind my back claim that I am.

Bottomline: if you hear something said about someone and the person isn't present, go ask the person if it is true regardless of how honest you think the source may be. Sometimes the most credible sounding story can turn-out to be completely false.