Drealmer's Tumblr
03/09/2009
“ Harry Frankfurt has observed that in almost every sphere of life, there is a tremendous amount of bullshit. Frankfurt sees bullshit as a kind of deception that falls short of lying. Bullshit is different from lying in that it has a different relationship to the truth. The liar has concern for the truth because it is specifically what the liar seeks to lead people away from. Lying is not possible without knowing the truth. In contrast, bullshit requires no such knowledge. Bullshit is not so much a lack of truth as a lack of concern for the truth. If only by accident, bullshit could turn out to be true, but that would hardly matter to the bullshitter. When we fall into bullshit, we act like we know what we are talking about without caring if we really do. The deception of others lies not in getting people to believe a particular false claim but in getting them to believe we are serious about what we are talking about. „
Kevin Melchionne - Acquired Taste - (link)
