The reality is that he has a big mouth and more often than not makes promises he can't keep, I'd bet that applies to his real life as well, full of good intent and imagination, then when push comes to shove he procrastinates and finds excuses to do nothing, all the while blaming others for his failings. His thought processes are often muddled, and he paints himself into a corner. He just did it again.
So I don't feel he should be called out and accused of lying altogether, he may have even started on building a dome, with all good intentions, then just couldn't see it through.
Who knows the truth?
I have to partially agree with you, as I don't think he should be taken out back and beat with a hose as someone like Legba should. As he is polite, and seems to have a kindness in him.
However, a lie is a lie. He has said alot of things that seem to count as such. Many times he has used these untruths to seem above another in a debate. So to me this adds to the crime.
I would completely agree with you if he sent pictures and documentation of a partially completed dome. As that does spell intent and I know life happens, so sometimes intent gets delayed. If he sent you something like that, I would find that quite neat, say he didn't lie, and even want to help any way I could to help him finish it.
Same with his wealth, say he was worth half a million dollars(not millions), and of Vietnamese descent not North Korean...ok so what?? Everyone gets carried away at times I suppose in a convo.
Same with all the others things he said...however, complete lies, cannot tolerate those.