“That’s the most common form of lie: passive avoidance; willful blindness. That’s the most common form of deception, although, active deceit can also play a role. If you contaminate the structure of your Being with false information, with deceptive practices, and you willfully blind yourself, then you’re going to be led astray by your sense of meaning.”
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