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nuxvomica

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7. To me, lying is the most obvious red flag

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Mon Nov 6, 2023, 04:36 PM

Nov 2023

People who lie can't be trusted. Period. End of story. Lying is never the worst of their sins but it's a handy signature of corruption. Even the Bible says something about a good tree doesn't bear bad fruit and a bad tree doesn't bear good fruit. Lying is bad fruit and it's the surest way to identify a bad tree.

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