[governsleastgovernsbest]

I'd bet that Bill Clinton's lies could not be detected even by this sophisticated system. I'm convinced that he lacks the gene for feelings of remorse, compunction or guilt found in normal humans.

[Free the USA]

Interesting, guilt might not matter if the brain functions slightly differently when connecting to the truth and when avoiding the truth.

[jiggity]

So how about thinking about lying as you answer truthfully? I'm sure I can convince myself that I am lying about something as I as give truthful answers. Then it would appear as though I am lying about everything, even in those instances where I told the truth. Possible, you think?

[Southack]

So if i'm lying about lying, does that mean that i'm truthfully lying?!

[HiTech RedNeck]

Couldn't reach the link.

It appears that polygraphs as we know them today are junk science, a game to elicit confessions from the naive guilty. Someone who truly purposes to beat them, almost invariably can.

As for this test... who knows? I would wonder how the lies and truths were set up in the lab. By the orders of a researcher? This qualitatively differs from choosing to lie, or choosing a delusion.

[KC_Conspirator]

Klinton's lies were easy to detect. I mean, honestly, we all knew he was lying and all we had to do is see him open his mouth.

In seriousness, one way that invetigators are trained to detect lies are to observe the person in question and see if they show signs of distress in their face. The best indicator is the forehead and brow area. A furled brow indicates that the candidatye is lying. Researchers in fact have taken a look at the tape of Klinton's legacy saying "I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky" and its clear that his forehead crumples in a huge sign of distress.

[Samwise]

Isn't it interesting that whenever anyone mentions the word "lie," people immediately associate to Clinton? Hmmm...wonder why that is.