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I do my very best to never lie, even at the expense of hurt feelings. Indeed some people cannot handle the truth but that is an awful reason/excuse to lie to that person. Many people here are forgetting that theres more ways to talk to a person than telling a lie or telling them the truth. Many examples people have cited are cases of lying to a n**i about hidden Jews or lying to a murder. Don't forget you can refrain from answering a question. People just need to up their ethics and stop lying every time it suits them. Its a true test of character when you know you'll face consequences for the truth. In the end remember this, the truth will set you free.
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Yes, it is, if it reduces someone's suffering. So, an extreme example would be that a mass murderer asks you where his next victim (someone you know) is hiding. It is OK to lie to the murderer and say that you don't know.
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Imagine for a minute a world where EVERYONE told the truth 100% of the time. Imagine how different it would be. Crime would cease to exist, people would stop worrying about self-worth and self-image as much, the list goes on and on as to how much better a world this would be. But the reality is, we live in a world where lying is commonplace, and I would even say it is one of the things our society is built upon. Not telling our parents that we're really at a party, giving excuses why we weren't at work, not wanting to hurt our friend's feelings, these are all things that we've grown up with and that we've accepted as how it's supposed to be. Sadly, if one were to tell the truth all the time, probably all they would be doing is alienating him or herself from the rest of society. Sadly, telling lies is a thing we have all done in the past, and a thing we will all continue to do in the future. Is lying okay? Not really, no, I don't believe so. Will it continue to happen anyways? Absolutely.
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I have no problem being lied to, really. We aren't perfect. Without people lying, we'd all be incredibly too gullible.
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The Universe that we live in is parodoxical,(light, dark, good, evil); sometimes it is easier to point out a uni/ or (Multi)-versal truth through pure B.S... It is called metaphor, and all of the prophets that I have studied used metaphor. What is your intent in lying? If your intent is the spiritual growth of others, where is the harm; as long as you continue to be honest with yourself, and promptly admit your B.S. when caught in it, where is the harm.
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Anyway, in response to the question, I feel that "No Jews here, n***s" (& related situations) is basically the only ultimately acceptable lie, including white lies. If you lie to someone that they look good in something you don't think they do, or vice versa, you haven't complied with their request for an answer. You're not doing them a favor, you're just covering yourself for the sake of avoiding drama. If you're the sort of person who thinks they look fat in those pants, they should know that about you. (I personally think that no set of clothes changes how fat someone looks, and in any case, there whole physical-beauty thing is an empty meaningless thing people should never have to worry about.) Whatever your fundamental convictions are, you should be honest about them. For example, if you hate (I mean *hate* hate) people for their politics/religion/whatever, you should force yourself to tell them that, unless it would result in violence. If you maintain that kind of strict candor, you might find yourself changing for the better… Of course, I'm a total hypocrite about this myself, I've lied all the time, but I know where that gets people — even white lies. I always get annoyed at those 'Cheaters'-type shows where someone says "Yeah, I cheated on you, but only because you were blah-blah-blah." The morally upright thing to have done would be to say "Honey, I'm going to start sleeping with other people if things don't change." Then you've put all the facts out in the open. And it's almost always good to put all the facts out in the open, no matter what wounds that irritates. I'm suddenly reminded of the counterargument in the Radiohead video for 'Just'…
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I feel one should never lie as it is a mater of trusting in yourself an others trusting in you, if you don't have trust, what do you have?
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Define lie. We are trying to teach my daughter why you shouldn't lie and she really doesn't understand some situations. After trying to explain it to her I find myself questioning the whole idea.
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Simple flaw with Galaxy quest. if they're able to watch one show they'd be able to watch others, such as entertainment tonight or award ceremonies. These aliens if possible would realize than our television shows are for entertainment and portrayed by actors and actresses.
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Absolutely. You can't escape moral dilemmas by making huge, general rules that apply at all times and everywhere. There are many values that compete with and may supersede our preference for truth. Compassion, justice, the safety of others come to mind.
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I think even white lies can cause harm in the end. If a dress looks awful on someone, and you tell them it's great, and they buy it and wear it somewhere fancy and everyone talks about how awful that dress looks on them (not that gossiping is any better than lying...) that could be as hurtful to the person's self esteem as telling them it didn't look good in the first place. However, you don't have to be blunt and hurtful about it, you can simply say it isn't the most attractive dress on them and suggest a better one. However, I do agree that when someone is ill. Hope is always helpful. However, I don't think it is necessarily a lie to say there is always hope. And if the lie saves a life from an unjust law, that lie was for the better. So basically, weigh your options. If the lie has no ill effects, and actually does some good, then I don't see it as actually being "wrong." Follow your conscience, because if it feels wrong, maybe it is.
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"Yes, n**i officers we are hiding Jews in our attic." The perfect illustration of why sometimes one or more values (in this case the sanctity of human life and justice) supersede another (Thou shalt not lie).
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If you cannot tell the truth, refrain from speaking. little innocent white lies is the ultimate form of corruption. Its a corruption we gladly turn a blind eye towards. Female: do i look fat in this dress? male: Though that dress is beautiful I find you even more radiant in x dress. if the dress isnt nice, rephrase as appropriate.
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As already put forward here, it is o'k if the intent is positive - even the biblical commandment about lying implied 'bearing false witness' which was considered one of the worst types of lying in that time period - and if you think about it, it still is a vile and harmful action to lie with ill intent, or disregard of what harm may come, especially for personal gain.
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