02-16-2014, 08:39 PM
(02-16-2014, 08:19 PM)zenmaster Wrote: That's because truth requires discernment and that takes effort. Of course it's all related to use of the will. There will always be things we know and things we do not know. Truth doesn't simply fall into one's lap, or there would be no point to bothering to learn.
Yes, but I wanted to make a quantitative statement about how dishonest and untruthful people are with themselves and others. You could also say how less effort exists to get closer to the truth.