Re:What not to write on your security clearance form (1988)
by cm2187 on Thursday January 19, 2023 @09:31AM
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Perhaps filtering out stupid people is the goal of the question.
No one is completely honest. Courtesy is the art of lying.
Re:What not to write on your security clearance form (1988)
by threatofrain on Thursday January 19, 2023 @07:14PM
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I have met those who can walk a very narrow line, being gracious and courteous without compromising their strict religious sense of honesty. But it takes a rather uniquely strong person to have it all — courtesy and honesty at the same time. Most people know they cannot have both at the same time so they develop a shared understanding of honesty which permits gracious lies.
The problem is not the interpretation of a word. The problem is how the ocean of other people answered this question. There comes a point when being honest is completely stupid, and when most people use the word honesty they don’t mean to cross into the completely stupid territory.
That being said I’d consider such a person to be a fine candidate for friendship.