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Originally Posted by Dilettante
How is this different from simply making it illegal to lie to someone; or is it different at all?
If my neighbor tells me he'll get my mail for me while I'm out of town, but then decides not to and my box overflows, can I have him arrested for deliberately misinforming me?
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First of all, thank you for not making misinformation synonymous with disagreement!
The
act of misinforming IS the same as lying. The state of being misinformed is quite another matter, though, but that, like skepticism and debate and disagreement, is not the issue here.
Second, I'd hate to see my standards become law. That'd be nasty. And yes, I'm pretty sure you can prosecute the guy if he caused you a loss by deliberately having misinformed you.