There are definitions that back up you and others that back up me. We can't argue semantics on this one.
Lie –noun
1. a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood.
2. something intended or serving to convey a false impression; imposture:
3. an inaccurate or false statement.
–verb (used without object)
1. to speak falsely or utter untruth knowingly, as with intent to deceive.
2. to express what is false; convey a false impression.
Nuance. A thing is either a truth or a lie. What nuance?
Supa may tell a lie because he is is misguided, but it is still a lie and does not become truth because of his beliefs. You have argued this point with him many times on religious topics and now you contradict yourself, as Supa has pointed out.
The definitions are clear and posted above. And I'm glad that you agree with me -- one is a liar when one says a statement that is a lie.
I pretend nothing. WTF are you talking about? Supa caught you contradicting yourself and SabanFan and I are piling on. You do it all the time, amigo.
You always try to redefine commonly understood words and terms when caught in logic traps. Motivation and sincerety is not mentioned in any definition of the noun or the verb.
Hitler was known to lie with great sincerity. He probably believed it, too. So you cannot consider him to be a liar. Neither can you consider Obama one. Nobody can. Because your twisted and distorted definition of the word "lie" forces one to asses the motivation and sincerity of the liar (something no one can really know) rather than the truth of the matter.