[UA] Lying, was Re: Archetype Rarity

[James McGraw]

>> symondsj at uchicago.edu 05/28/02 03:26pm >>>
>There probably are more 70+ liars, but not significantly more.
>Compulsive liars - REALLY compulsive liars - would have major
problems
>relating to other people, whereas a 70+ post-Einsteinian physicist or
>flower arranger would have comparatively minor problems. It doesn't
seem
>all that feasible for someone to obsessively pursue lying, anyway -
if
>obsessions are a choice, to a certain extent, then practically
anything
>would be better.

Just because someone is very good at lying doesn't mean they have to be
compulsive liars. For instance, an excellent actor could have a very
high Lying skill, but it doesn't mean that he'd be more likely to lie
than anyone else. Similarly, a deep-cover agent or a con artist could
have a high Lying skill just because it's useful, rather than because
they're compulsive.

james the cat

""Clothes make the man. Naked people have
 little or no influence on society." --Mark Twain
                              

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