This is often true, but often the opposite is true. If telling the truth requires extensive evaluation of actual facts, but lying just requires figuring out is the best thing to say, then lying can be less stressful.
As used here, “lying” means “intentional deception”, so if you say something, believing it to be true, but it’s actually false, it’s not lying. The contrast is not saying what’s true vs saying what’s false, but saying what you believe to be true vs saying what you believe to be false.
This is often true, but often the opposite is true. If telling the truth requires extensive evaluation of actual facts, but lying just requires figuring out is the best thing to say, then lying can be less stressful.
As used here, “lying” means “intentional deception”, so if you say something, believing it to be true, but it’s actually false, it’s not lying. The contrast is not saying what’s true vs saying what’s false, but saying what you believe to be true vs saying what you believe to be false.