Simulation and Dissimulation: What Does the Bible Teach About Pretence and Hidden Motives? In everyday life, people sometimes present themselves differently from what they truly are. A person may simulate something that is not true, while another may dissimulate by hiding what is true. These practices can appear in personal relationships, business, leadership, religion, and even within the human heart. The Bible does not use the modern terms simulation and dissimulation as a systematic pair of ethical categories, but it speaks extensively about pretence, hypocrisy, deceit, false appearances, hidden motives, and sincerity . Scripture consistently calls God's people away from false appearances and toward truth, integrity, and a genuine heart before God. What Are Simulation and Dissimulation? Simulation is the act of making something appear to be true when it is not. It is essentially pretending to possess something that one does not possess —such as pre...
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