An Anatomy Of Truth: Conversations on Truth-Telling
b"Not everyone tells the truth. \\u2018Read my lips: no new taxes.\\u2019 \\u2018This isn\\u2019t going to hurt.\\u2019 \\u2018I see no ships, my lord.\\u2019 \\u2018Of course I love you.\\u2019 When can we know what to believe? Four out of five of us don\\u2019t think politicians tell the truth, according to a recent MORI poll. But is telling the truth always the right or best thing to do? If it isn\\u2019t, what happens to trust? If it is, are there different kinds of truth? Do we always want to hear the truth? Do different professions need to have systemically different attitudes to truth-telling? Is there a moral difference between outright lies, falsehoods, deceits, dissimulation and just plain old \\u2018economy with the actualit\\xe9\\u2019? In October 1013, Intelligence Squared headed to London's Westminster Abbey to discuss truth with a politician (Jack Straw), a journalist (Max Hastings), a scientist (Professor Robert Winston) and a poet (Wendy Cope).\\n\\u2014\\nWe\\u2019d love to hear your feedback and what you think we should talk about next, who we should have on and what our future debates should be.\\xa0\\nSend us an email or voice note with your thoughts to podcasts@intelligencesquared.com or Tweet us @intelligence2.\\xa0\\nAnd if you\\u2019d like to support our mission to foster honest debate and compelling conversations, as well as ad-free podcasts, exclusive bonus content, early access and much more, become a supporter of Intelligence Squared..\\nJust visit intelligencesquared.com/membership to find out more.\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices"