When did humans begin lying?

While measuring lying behaviour in young children through laboratory experiments has its own limitations, study results suggest that lying behaviour can be seen in children as young as forty-two months. read more

Knowing this, people began to lie in front of Maha Sammata. This practice spread throughout the land. That’s a brief as much as I can recall. If you like reading more here is a free ebook - The History and Doctrine of Budhism page 5 and onward. But lying seems to be fun so the people, both admired and loathed, are doing it all the time. read more

Like everything else, children learn to lie from the people around them. Parents and teachers show children in subtle — and not so subtle — ways to suppress their honesty. "Look at that funny man," a child will yell. read more