The Ten Commandments also include the prohibition of lying, but with an important restriction: "Do not give false witness against your neighbour." In this commandment there are two curiosities:

•   It is not generally prohibited to lie. It would have been much easier to command not to lie. Obviously, there is an important reason and/or purpose for the more complex composition.

•   It is prohibited to lie against a certain person.

Leszek Kolakowski - my favourite philosopher - writes about lies that we judge deceptions in the world of animals in different ways. If the mimicry protects the life of the animal, it is appreciated, but not if the purpose of deception is getting the loot. This is consistent with the biblical commandment above, i. e. our ethical sense disapproves of the mimicry type of deception against others, and the public appreciates mimicry if the aim is defence.