Opinions on lying in a youtube video

[Albert]

Originally Posted by la0o9

i am on robandbob's side, i think that magicians lie every single day at every single performance, manipulate is a word you only use when you're affecting some THING, when you say something to a human to mess with a person's reality, that's lying

I was actually going to say that magicians lie every day before, but I refrained from saying that since that is NOT true.

The way I perform, I either manipulate or make lies a reality. What does that mean?

For example of a lie, let's say you controlled a person's card to the top. They ask "Can I shuffle the deck?" If I say 'Yes' and let them shuffle the deck, then it's true: They could shuffle the deck and I could still perform miracles. If I say 'Yes' and resist them from shuffling the deck (not simply just not giving the deck to be shuffled, but declining their request), then at that point people will know that you are both a fraud and a lier (unless you come up with an amazing excuse).

For example of manipulation, let's go back to the same scenario. If the spectators ask "Can I shuffle the deck?", you could palm the card and give the deck out to them and say 'Yes'. At this point, you are telling the truth regardless of if they do shuffle it or not. This is manipulation, while at the same time telling the truth. Just the fact that you offer to let them shuffle the deck is good enough proof for some people and they say 'nah, it's okay, continue with your trick'.

I don't know if other people lie their butt off in their performances, but when you lie and there are simple ways to confirm that lie, you should never do it if you want to keep your reputation. Good magicians = manipulate, true that!