“All warfare is based on deception." — Sun Tzu, The Art of War
Deception is a declaration of war.
A lie is a live grenade.
It shakes things up.
"A man who paints his tank to look like a bush is telling enemy pilots that his tank is a bush when in fact — let us be frank — it is not a bush. God Himself gave the Israelites a strategy that depended upon deception at the second battle of Ai (Josh. 8:2). Sun Tzu was right—warfare is deception. A good general wants the enemy to believe the opposite of what is actually the case, in as many instances as possible. He wants him to believe he is far away when he is close, and to believe he is close when he is far away. He wants him to believe he is strong when he is weak, and weak when he is strong." — Douglas Wilson, Deception and the Culture War
We cannot lie unless we are at war. We dare not fib unless we intend to fight. There are times we must fight. But we must not fight without first deciding. You should not find yourself in a fight you're not sure you would have chosen. You should not aim at anything you're not willing to destroy and you should not be willing to destroy something without consideration.
So, do not like unless you are also declaring war; but if you are declaring war, you cannot lie about that!
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