That has nothing to do with lies . You are blurring the difference between the absolute truth of reality and the percieved truth . This is like saying everything is a lie because what we believe to be the universe around us is just what our eyes percieve it to be if a telescope can take pictures using radiation that we cannot see or sense in any way , surely the universe has many more things hidden from us and thus we cannot say we observe the universe . But since we are Humans , studying the universe for the sake of Humans and we have no other species to share it with , that means we can categorize our findings as the truth for as long as only Human eyes see it , it does not matter that it is only the humanpercieved knowledge that we have . So the existence of nations , the value of money , and our identities these are examples of Percieved Truths . Now we can define that a lie is something that is not a part of the percieved truth for as long as there is no absolute being to testify against it , the human collective shall suffice . So I say our society is in fact based on truths . And so it is my opinion that perverting these truths is undermining our society .