Talk:Adrian Raines/@comment-37915141-20190429130547/@comment-37356913-20190508230028

I sincerely beg to differ, but I want to keep this respectful. If he trusted her enough to show her the serum after nearly a week, it would have been just as easy to tell her that even if it is painful. He told her of a time that he killed, his girlfriend Celia. That was certainly personal and painful for him. What would that have done for him to tell her that tidbit of information as well? Killing strangers is certainly not more personal than what he told us. Perhaps he figured he would lose her. Nonetheless, that doesn’t matter. The question here is when does the omission of truth become a lie?

A lie is not in the words or the lack of words, it's in the intention of the deceiver; the intent is to elicit a specific response from the asker. Is an omission only a lie when there is an expectation of a truthful answer to a question, where the answer was deliberately used to obfuscate the truth? A deliberate omission can be considered a lie if the lack of information alters outcomes, be it discernment or decision. Adrian does not owe the MC his innermost life story, but if he is withholding relevant information in order to sway her judgment in some way, then it appears he is in fact lying to the MC. Omission seems to become a lie when you intentionally hide something from someone. If you know what you are omitting is in fact relevant and you have a specific motive (to keep them from finding out) well that is most definitely a lie. Any attempt at deception is the same as a lie, regardless if it is done through delivering false information or the omission of critical information. The end result and overt attempt is exactly the same in this scenario.

If you look at the end result and go backwards you can understand why people use the terms 'lie' and 'omission' interchangeably. The purpose of both is to hide the truth. The difference is that when people lie, not only are they hiding the truth, but they are also submitting another lie to be believed as truth, whereas there is no effort taken by omitting. However, the end result is the same, you are in fact hiding pertinent information. It is done through delivering false information or the omission of critical information. The end result and overt attempt is exactly the same in this scenario. So yeah Adrian lied 🤥.