How would an accurate lie detector change society?

[Streeter]

Sicilians already are. Someone didn't watch the Hopper/Walken scene

 

[William Huggins]

Sounds like a wonderful idea.....

 

[SandisLL]

B

Let's say someone invented a cheap, readily available, 100 percent accurate lie detector. Would it be good or bad for society?

What would be the drawbacks?

band aid fix. For simple reason : psychos does believe that stuff they are telling is truth and real, therefore you might place device in trash bean.

 

[TheChance]

Women would be using that on your ass 25/8. Horrible invention.

 

[SandisLL]

Why not? I might fool polygraph if questions are asked in offensive manner or offensive manner used before test, while if friendly discussion is used it is different game.
I had lied about some questions and passed and had failed in some when was relaxed.

 

[Beechwood]

It would be kind of helpful in a way I suppose. It depends on the lie, a big lie or a simple white lie to smooth things over. Nightly news might have a segment - is such and such person telling the truth, or not. There are a good many politicians and journalists too that would run into trouble with that segment I'm afraid.

Often times it seems pretty obvious when someone is lying though. At least it seems that way to me. Many for one reason or another want to go along with the lie, either for political/ group support or simply to make money I'm afraid. From books I've read over the years i get the opinion that a portion of what is commonly believed in society is wrong, and many know it to be wrong, or parcially wrong. It is easier to go along with the lie though. Having a policy of truth can bring trouble sometimes for ones career.

 

[Jesus X]

It would be like the movie minority report and judge dredd combined. Since everyone commits crime to some degree we would all be executed or in prison.