Deceitfulness - It Starts with Self DeceptionAuthor: buildontherock.net | Date: 2017-08-22 | I am calling this series "Deceitfulness" becasue everyone that is deceived is deceitful; they (or else I) perpetuate the lie. Could it be possible that you or I are deceived? Are your opinions beyond question or is it more appropriate for us all to reconsider in the face of advice or new evidence? Either way it puts people at risk.

Deceitfulness - Making excusesAuthor: buildontherock | Date: 2020-09-07 | The term rationalization provides a clue to managing the problem of making excuses. When we provide a reason for making a choice what we want to be able to state is that we have examined all of the options and have chosen the most rational alternative. In order to do that we must be able to list and assign a true weight to each of the options. Therein lies the first problem. Can we identify all of the options and can we assign a true weight (level of importance) to each? It is only after we have done that, that we can honestly state that we have identified the correct choice. After we have identified it then it is a matter of strength of character i.e. cowardice or frugality.

Deceitfulness - Selective AttentionAuthor: buildontherock | Date: 2017-08-29 | The theory behind selective attention is that we cannot consciously attend to all of our sensory input at the same time. This creates a bottleneck and our minds have to choose which material to allow through the bottleneck.

Deceitfulness - Self-HandicapingAuthor: buildontherock | Date: 2020-09-24 | Self-handicapping was first defined in 1978 by Steven Berglas and Edward Jones as “any action or choice of performance setting that enhances the opportunity to externalize (or excuse) failure and to internalize (reasonably accept credit for) success.”

Deceitfulness - SummaryAuthor: buildontherock | Date: 2020-07-12 | Menu of deceitfulness articles

Deceitfulness - The AntidoteAuthor: buildontherock | Date: 2020-08-27 | Is there anything to counteract our bent to self deception? Fortunately yes. The Bible provides guidelines. If self-deception is about fooling people then the solution must be to respect the views of those who know us best: God, the Church and our parents. This is a combination attack. The Bible is perfect but it does not have everything spelled out. Our parents know us but they are not perfect. Even so there is more than likely some element of truth in every observation that they make about us, even when we don't like it. The Church can help us if they are grounded in the faith because the Bible explains the benefit of a multitude of counselors.

Deceitfulness - We all deceive ourselvesAuthor: buildontherock.net | Date: 2017-08-24 | “Oh what a tangled web we weave, When first we practice to deceive”: Sir Walter Scott (Scottish Novelist, Poet, Historian and Biographer, 1771-1832). In dealing with self deception I will seek out quotes to show that It has been around for a very long time and is a well known problem. To refuse to believe it is to renounce the observations of eminent people over centuries.

Deceitfulness - YouthAuthor: buildontherock | Date: 2020-09-04 | Our youth is deceptive. History is replete with comments proclaiming the deceptive nature of youth.

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Deuteronomy - basic introductionAuthor: buildontherock | Date: 2025-04-01 | Deuteronomy is last in the section of the Hebrew Bible called the Torah (i.e. The Law) which is the first five books of the Hebrew scriptures also known as the Pentateuch, or The Books of Moses.