Here's an interesting and humorous post by public speaker Scott Berkun entitled, "How to Detect Bullshit." Several parts of it are quite applicable to the paleobabbling that happens every day on the web (and in print and on radio).
Deception
Lying and Deception
As a follow-up to the "God and deception" post, let me sketch out my position on the issues I raised. I define a lie as the deliberate utterance of a falsehood -- something contrary to reality -- with specific intent to deceive or conceal the truth. The focus is what...
Does God Lie?
This has been on my list of things I really want to dive into (having taught ethics for a number of years). We know that there are specific statements asserting very clearly that God does not tell lies (e.g., Num. 23:19; Titus 1:2). However, God does use deception. ...