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PRACTICALLY:

- I lie, by asserting (in any possible ways) irrelevant causalities (A)

- I tell the truth, by asserting (in any possible ways) relevant causalities (B)

It asserts that "when I lie (asserting irrelevant causalities) then I tell the truth (asserting relevant causalities)" which is:

- clearly contradiction (asserting that something is the same as something else that is outside of what is mentioned by something itself), in other words, A is B, in the sense that "asserting specific irrelevant causalities is the same as asserting it as relevant causalities".

OR

- if it's not a contradiction then "A lie" implies something at other direction, which is "tell the truth" is not pointing to something that is pointed by "a lie" ("if I lie, then I tell the truth that something else is happened"), in other words, If A then B, in the sense that "if I lie, then something else may be is happening", which is not contradictory but it's not in line with (which is differ to what is mentioned by) "I always tell the truth, even when I lie".

"I always tell the truth, even when I lie" asserts:

- Contradiction or,

- Implication which is an incomplete proposition, because "a lie" implies "the truth about what?" (which is unknown). The correct one is: I always tell the truth "that something else is happening", when I lie "about something" (without "even").

ESSENTIALLY:

The truth (in this case) is pointing to "anything as it is".

This proposition "I always tell the truth, even when I lie" asserts understanding about different range of boundaries:

- "when I lie" = "a particular of something is asserted"

- "tell the truth" = "assert something as it is"

- "I always tell the truth, even when I lie" = I always tell the truth as it is, which is one of them is "when I lie (I lie about something)" = "when I lie" is part of the truth = "when I am lying about something then i am doing something as part of the truth, which is lying". It asserts "membership".

"I always tell the truth, even when I lie" asserts:

1. Contradiction ('I always tell something which is relevant consequences, even when something itself is irrelevant consequences"), OR,

2. Implication (Lying implies something else). It asserts consequences whatever it is (as fact, axiom or hypothesis)

3. Related to essential understanding that "a truth is anything as it is". It's universal-particular proposition, membership and similar to these (Lying is part of the truth since the truth is anything that exist including "lying"). In this case there is no paradox.

I'd rather categorize this proposition "I always tell the truth, even when I lie" as no relation to paradox. It's not paradox.

- "I always tell the truth, even when I lie" equals to "I always tell the truth, even when I lie, because any kind of lying is part of the truth (as it is lying)".

- "I always tell the truth, even when I lie" is related to "I know that tell a lie is part of telling the truth".

- "I always tell the truth, even when I lie" is related to "I know that to do anything (including lying) is part of the truth".

- "I always tell the truth, even when I lie" is related to "I know that telling about something (lying) is one of the things we can do (within boundaries)".

- "I always tell the truth, even when I lie" is related to "We can do to the farthest extent (truth) which is one of them is lying".

THE POINTS ARE:

"I always tell the truth, even when I lie" is related to "SOME OF THE TRUTH IS LYING":

- "The truth" in this case has no equality with "not a lie".

- OR, from different point of view: I confess that I lie is goodness, and the goodness is part of the truth, therefore confession (that I lie) is goodness (in this case part of the truth), BUT "A LIE" itself is not a goodness (not part of the truth). In this case the truth is "confession that I lie" (not just pointing to "a lie").

"I always tell the truth, even when I lie" may be replaced with I always (MUST) do something good, when (ONLY IF) I confess that I lie. The goodness (part of the truth) must be related to not only " a lie", but "confession" must be included in this understanding.