"Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur," a Latin phrase, means "The world wants to be deceived, so let it be deceived." The saying is ascribed to Petronius, a Roman satirist from the first century, CE. "The pontifex maximus Scævola thought it expedient that the people should be deceived in religion; and the learned Varro said plainly, that "there are many truths, which it is useless for the vulgar to know; and many falsities which it is fit the people should not suppose are falsities."
Hence comes the adage "Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur."
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2 comments:
I would have to agree with the phrase itself, but it would be misused as a rationalisation.
I doubt they asked people whether or not they would like to be deceived (robbed) before they deceived them and took their money. In fact, religions, central banks and other forms of deception go a long way to pretend they're the opposite of what they really are.
I suspect these "people" know a lot more about lying to themselves than they do about lying to others.
it is misused AS rationalisation ... a salve to the conscience ... by them.
You'd be right.
peace man :)
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