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From: deb@uiucuxc.UUCP
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Subject: Re: honesty - flip side - (nf)
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Date: Thu, 22-Sep-83 23:43:57 EDT
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uiucuxc!deb    Sep 20 11:01:00 1983

i ought to make my implied distinction between 'honesty' and 'truth'
a little more clear ... 'honesty' seems to me to be a function strongly
associated with impulsiveness and/or spontaneity ... perhaps related
to some form of self confidence (false or otherwise?) and indicating
an accurate (?) representation of >current feelings<

however, i use the word 'truth' to convey a more reliable representation
of feelings that have already been experienced/considered/evaluated
and that would probably not be greatly effected by the flux of human
(worldly) interaction.

maybe this distinction is too fine a line for most cases ... but it
certainly helps me put the issue of 'diplomacy' (which implies a
negative connotation to many people) into some manageable perspective.