Jaden said:

... if there is a God, and there is, He is everyone's. People's willful or otherwise ignorance, or denial of that doesn't make it any less so.

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Nor does wishful belief make it so. Of course, a belief that you don't have to die is hard to pass up...

Black-Balled said:

cogitate

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I need this guy to break the word down, as I ain't sure.
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middleofnowhere said:

People in general are basically dishonest given the chance.

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I think its more like people are dishonest when much is at stake. French law, I believe, presumes a defendant lies. This is not a criticism of the defendant, its a recognition of human nature that to the French, the defendant tends to lie.

I think its probably true, too, that people are dishonest if it will protect a family member. U.S. law has a spousal privilege that allows a spouse to not testify against their spouse.