Comments for The Origins of Deception at http://www.randi.org/site , comment 1 to 3 out of 3 comments http://www.randi.org/site Tue, 21 May 2013 10:52:45 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.3 http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/swift-blog/2069-the-origins-of-deception.html#comment-26517 There is plenty of pre-human deception in nature. Camouflage, for one, in many classes of animals. Or consider mimicry, in which an animal evolves to mimic the colors, markings, or other appearance of poisonous or venomous animals, in order to gain protection from predators. And there is plenty of deliberate deception in birds and mammals as well. - jamyianswiss Sat, 30 Mar 2013 13:19:39 +0100 http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/swift-blog/2069-the-origins-of-deception.html#comment-26515 Is there some reason to think that deception originated in humans? I doubt it. I'm not even sure if honesty came before deception. I don't think communication is originally based on information transfer, I think it might just be the descendent of evolved behaviors which happen to cause one organism to behave for the benefit of another. Maybe honesty and satisfaction from the belief that we pass facts on to others is what needs explanation. - ConspicuousCarl Fri, 29 Mar 2013 14:24:32 +0100 http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/swift-blog/2069-the-origins-of-deception.html#comment-26514 This post reminds me of Mr. Teller's statement: "Nothing fools you better than the lie you tell yourself." - rogermorris Fri, 29 Mar 2013 07:11:24 +0100