Lying

What Meyer means when she said that lying is a cooperative act is, whatever is said does not mean anything until it is actually believed. You are technically in control of whether you are getting lied to or not, it is all about accepting the lie that is told to you. What she means when she is discussing that lying is a way of connecting what we wish we were to who we really are is that by the lies that we tell, after a while, people are going to see who you really are based off of those lies.

I agree with truth #2 about how we are against lying but covertly for it at the same time. This is true, as a society it is frowned upon to lie to someone about something. But in reality we are always lying to try and make ourselves look better or to make sure someone does not find out any information. There are some situations where lying is necessary.

Some techniques to spot liars are the way that they say things and the words that they use. Some people are going to use words to try and distance themselves from the lie. Everybody has their own sayings for when they are about to say a lie. For instance I know my sister would always say "actually" before she was about to lie. We want to learn these techniques so we know if we are being lied to. We can also use these techniques to figure if the people you surround yourself with are trustworthy.

I agree with Meyer on preserving honesty. In my eyes I do not see a point in lying at all. I  am the type of person that is very upfront about everything. There is not a point in lying, you are only going to be digging yourself into a big hole because once you start lying, it is going to be hard to stop. Eventually you are going to be lying about your lies and trying to keep covering them up.