Alan Godwin
@alangodwin52.bsky.social
Husband, Father, Grandfather, Jesus Follower, Psychologist, DTS, Author, Professor, National Speaker, peopleproblems.org, Nashville, TN
For Trump, the color of the sky is whatever he says it is…today. If you say it’s blue on the day he says it’s green, he’ll unmercifully trash you as a colorblind liar. And he’ll do the same thing the next day when he says it’s orange.
November 16, 2025 at 1:12 PM
For Trump, the color of the sky is whatever he says it is…today. If you say it’s blue on the day he says it’s green, he’ll unmercifully trash you as a colorblind liar. And he’ll do the same thing the next day when he says it’s orange.
Here's my latest podcast interview with Matt Lewis where we discuss my new book, Ties That Blind.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U2B...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U2B...
Why People Believe Lies: Psychologist Exposes the Manipulator Playbook
YouTube video by Matt Lewis & The News
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November 15, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Here's my latest podcast interview with Matt Lewis where we discuss my new book, Ties That Blind.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U2B...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U2B...
Which is worse? The liar who lies or those choosing to believe whatever he says. I’d say it’s the latter group because the more outrageous the lies, the more his believers must contort themselves to keep on believing.
November 11, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Which is worse? The liar who lies or those choosing to believe whatever he says. I’d say it’s the latter group because the more outrageous the lies, the more his believers must contort themselves to keep on believing.
Those in Trump’s orbit are obligated pretend, not only that he is normal, but that he is America’s greatest president ever, accomplishing what none thought possible. All who refuse to do so are cast as lying, far-left radicals who hate America. Such pretending rots one’s soul.
November 9, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Those in Trump’s orbit are obligated pretend, not only that he is normal, but that he is America’s greatest president ever, accomplishing what none thought possible. All who refuse to do so are cast as lying, far-left radicals who hate America. Such pretending rots one’s soul.
Effective liars know that since 85% of communication is facial expression and tone of voice with only 15% being attributable to words, they can convince people of their falsehoods while looking and sounding like they’re telling the truth.
November 3, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Effective liars know that since 85% of communication is facial expression and tone of voice with only 15% being attributable to words, they can convince people of their falsehoods while looking and sounding like they’re telling the truth.
Here is the YouTube version of my appearance on Melvin E. Edwards' excellent podcast, Stories from Real Life, that aired earlier this week.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lglm...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lglm...
How False Stories Keep Us Comfortable — and Trapped
YouTube video by Stories from Real Life Podcast
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October 31, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Here is the YouTube version of my appearance on Melvin E. Edwards' excellent podcast, Stories from Real Life, that aired earlier this week.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lglm...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lglm...
My new book has now been released and is available on Amazon!
www.amazon.com/Ties-That-Bl...
www.amazon.com/Ties-That-Bl...
October 23, 2025 at 11:28 AM
My new book has now been released and is available on Amazon!
www.amazon.com/Ties-That-Bl...
www.amazon.com/Ties-That-Bl...
The best liars sound confident and dogmatic while lying. And the more they believe their own lies, the more confident they sound.
October 22, 2025 at 1:27 PM
The best liars sound confident and dogmatic while lying. And the more they believe their own lies, the more confident they sound.
Lying with confident gusto seems to be all the rage these days.
October 18, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Lying with confident gusto seems to be all the rage these days.
Today, evil masquerades as righteousness & millions believe the ruse. But then, such masquerades are as old as the Bible.
October 17, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Today, evil masquerades as righteousness & millions believe the ruse. But then, such masquerades are as old as the Bible.
It’s a dangerous thing to convince yourself the lies you tell are true so you’ll feel no shame when you lie.
October 17, 2025 at 1:43 AM
It’s a dangerous thing to convince yourself the lies you tell are true so you’ll feel no shame when you lie.
A coerced Christianity is fake Christianity because the real one doesn’t spread itself through coercion.
October 12, 2025 at 11:27 PM
A coerced Christianity is fake Christianity because the real one doesn’t spread itself through coercion.
Trump is a pyromaniac who pretends to be a fire chief. He starts the very fires he claims to extinguish.
October 12, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Trump is a pyromaniac who pretends to be a fire chief. He starts the very fires he claims to extinguish.
The back cover of my soon-to-be-released book, Ties That Blind
October 7, 2025 at 11:24 AM
The back cover of my soon-to-be-released book, Ties That Blind
For some today, if truth gets in the way of acquiring the necessary power to fight for “truth,” then lying is justified. That’s moral relativism.
October 5, 2025 at 12:55 PM
For some today, if truth gets in the way of acquiring the necessary power to fight for “truth,” then lying is justified. That’s moral relativism.
In 2025:
1-If you lose, say you won
2-Never admit a wrong
3-Lie shamelessly
4-If caught lying, accuse the accuser of lying
5-If emergency is required to justify excessive power, declare an emergency
6-Label any opposition as inciting violence
7-If your leader does 1-6, stay silent
1-If you lose, say you won
2-Never admit a wrong
3-Lie shamelessly
4-If caught lying, accuse the accuser of lying
5-If emergency is required to justify excessive power, declare an emergency
6-Label any opposition as inciting violence
7-If your leader does 1-6, stay silent
October 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
In 2025:
1-If you lose, say you won
2-Never admit a wrong
3-Lie shamelessly
4-If caught lying, accuse the accuser of lying
5-If emergency is required to justify excessive power, declare an emergency
6-Label any opposition as inciting violence
7-If your leader does 1-6, stay silent
1-If you lose, say you won
2-Never admit a wrong
3-Lie shamelessly
4-If caught lying, accuse the accuser of lying
5-If emergency is required to justify excessive power, declare an emergency
6-Label any opposition as inciting violence
7-If your leader does 1-6, stay silent
Gaslighting is when someone tells you to trust them and not your own eyes & ears. Gaslit people are anxious people. We’re an anxious nation.
October 3, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Gaslighting is when someone tells you to trust them and not your own eyes & ears. Gaslit people are anxious people. We’re an anxious nation.
“Saying something obviously untrue and making your subordinates repeat it with a straight face in their own voice is a particularly startling display of power over them. It’s something that was endemic to totalitarianism."
Hannah Arendt, 1951
Hannah Arendt, 1951
October 3, 2025 at 1:23 AM
“Saying something obviously untrue and making your subordinates repeat it with a straight face in their own voice is a particularly startling display of power over them. It’s something that was endemic to totalitarianism."
Hannah Arendt, 1951
Hannah Arendt, 1951
We’re seeing that one can acquire vast amounts of wealth through virtual currencies and vast amounts of power by fighting virtual enemies.
September 28, 2025 at 1:22 PM
We’re seeing that one can acquire vast amounts of wealth through virtual currencies and vast amounts of power by fighting virtual enemies.