Originally Posted by
Joe McCarthy
An illiterate bedouin entered a cave, claimed he spoke to an angel, and a whole civilization was built around this. Granted, I'm not a fan of the religion he started, but it's hard to argue that this lie (I hesitate to call it a noble lie) was without some benefits for its adherents, and if we're still in the short run, it's going on 1400 years now. I think it can easily be argued that noble lies are often preferable to awful truths. Whether the opposite is ever true is questionable, but I'm open to arguments and examples.