Lying is a cooperative act. Think about it. A lie has no power

Hear me, O children of the future, for I speak to you of a truth as old as time itself: "Lying is a cooperative act. Think about it. A lie has no power whatsoever by its mere utterance. Its power emerges when someone else agrees to believe the lie," as Pamela Meyer wisely observes. These words speak to the essence of deception—how it is not the lie alone that holds sway, but the willingness of others to believe it. A lie, in its purest form, is nothing more than empty words; it only becomes dangerous when those who hear it choose to embrace it, giving it life and power over their hearts and minds.

In the ancient days, kings and rulers understood that the greatest weapon in their arsenal was not the sword or the shield, but the story they told. The power of a ruler was not just in the armies they commanded, but in the ability to persuade and manipulate the beliefs of their people. Think of Alexander the Great, who created an empire not just through conquest but through the narrative of his divine right to rule. The people of his empire believed in the myth of his godhood, and through their belief, his power grew. The lie of his divinity, repeated by those around him, became a force that shaped the very world.

Consider also the false prophets who, in every age, have risen to manipulate the hearts of the people. In the days of Rome, there were those who declared themselves divinely chosen to lead, promising glory and prosperity to those who followed. But their power was not in their words alone, but in the faith of those who followed them. When the people believed the lie, it became real, and the rulers held sway over them. The cooperation of belief is the glue that binds the lie to the hearts of the deceived.

In more modern times, we see the same truth in the rise of totalitarian regimes. The most notorious of these lies came from the Nazis during the Second World War, when Hitler and his followers spread the falsehood of Aryan superiority and the inferiority of other races. The power of this lie did not lie in the words themselves, but in the willingness of others to believe it, to adopt it as their own. It was through this cooperation of belief that the most horrific acts in human history were made possible. The lie became a tool that justified violence, hatred, and cruelty, and it was only through the collective agreement to believe in the falsehoods that it gained any power.

So, O children, let this be your warning: lies have no power unless they are embraced by those who hear them. In a world filled with falsehoods, the strength of the individual is in the ability to recognize them for what they are. Wisdom lies in seeing through the veil of deception, and in refusing to participate in the act of belief that gives lies their strength. The power of truth, however, lies in its ability to stand on its own, unshaken by the belief of others. Let your hearts be ever attuned to the truth, for it is through truth that you shall be free, and through belief in falsehood, that you shall be bound.