Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Optimal amount of lie

In religion, spirituality, politics, and marketing, there is an optimal amount of nontruth that will bring in the largest number of followers. The complete truth is usually too cold, and can turn people away. A complete lie is often transparent and will turn people away. Somewhere in between is an optimal story, a mixture of truth an nontruth, which will attract the most followers.

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