Why Humans Lie: A Brief History of Dishonesty
From Adam and Eve to modern relationships — why deception may be built into us
Dishonesty didn’t begin with politics, advertising, or cable news. It didn’t even begin with organized religion. But religion gave it one of its earliest and most durable stories — and, like many origin stories, it tells us more than it intends to.
In the Western tradition, dishonesty enters the world within the first couple of weeks. God tells Adam, “Y…
