Lying

I only lie to certain people, and in certain situations.

I think your first example kinda sucked, but the second one was good.

 

I think that lying is apart of everyones life. You cant get rid of it.

 

Honestly, I'm only 14 maybe thats why I may have a different opinion on things soo...

A- I'd tell my mom the truth, and I think it'll actually make her work harder, this may differ between different moms etc...

B- I don't have a strong heart, and 2 situations here-

If I was wealthy, I'd admit he stole, but pay his bail.

If I wasn't, I'd lie and say he didn't.


In the end, I think it all matters about what kind of character the guy who's put in the situation is. Also my opinion later might change, I've started noticing that if he was my age, I would probably not lie and say the truth.

Thanks for the nice topic
Pigbow

 

Good examples, prooves that it is true to go ahead and lie 'sometimes' if needed

 

Example A: I would tell her the truth because i expect my mother to tell me the truth.

Example B: I really wouldn't care if he was stealing because this doesn't effect me at all. I'm not a snitch either.

 

I would lie in both situations. Although I don't gain anything from it, I feel that I am helping others.
For A, I would lie because I wouldn't want to bring my mother down (given that she's actually a good mother, not my current one)
For B, I would definetaly lie. The owner of the store can't possibly be losing that much profit if he doesn't notice that there is money missing from the cash register. So if that little amount of money is actually helping the man's family, while cutting minimal profit, then I would lie.

 

I would lie in situation a who would want to hurt their mom. In Situation B i would tell the truth stealing is stealing

 

Morality is an illusion. Our only drives are our individual biases.

I would lie in both situations, given it wouldn't dwell on my conscious to take the form of guilt or some other negative emotion.

If she's liking the size she's returned to, who am I to discourage and bring unnecessary disappointment to?

As well, I would have much more guilt and affliction in condemning this desperate man to a living hell, then I would in causing a companies revenues to decrease. Companies don't have faces, and thus, are less subject to sympathy.

 

There will always be situations where lying is acceptable and when it is not. I personally believe that lying can become addictive very quickly.

Lying is a part of life, everyone's guilty of it but the reasons could all be different. A lie that won't come up later is an okay one to make if you don't want to hurt your mothers feelings, and if I were asked to testify against a man caught stealing for his family I would lie to help him out but I'd give him a warning after wards that not everyone is going to let him off the hook for stealing from a store.

 

I believe in some instances its alright to lie, or 'stretch the truth'; however it all depends on the situation.

 

lying can be justified in some cases, it all depends on the situation

 

i lie all the time, its easier to do

 

In my personal opinion, it is ones own decision to lie. If they find that it is justifiable by their own set of moral principles so be it, there is no higher power.

 

i try to tell the truth but sometimes you need to lie

 

When the reward outweighs the risk it is okay to lie.

 

I find no problem with lying in almost any situation. In the end, it is all about Machiavellian ideology. The end justifies the means, really.

Some would counter by saying, "well, turn the tables...what if someone were lying to you?" I'd say that it is not my place to analyze, rationalize, or question the motives and intents of others. How they interact with me, yes, is a factor; but it is not really something I'd be able to help and therefore I cannot hold a true opinion on that.

As for your situations,
Example A- Why would I be looking at my mother's ass? In any event, I'd lie to her because she's fishing for compliments and wants to be told what she wants to hear, like most people. She cannot be hurt by the lie (only a valid point in the event of emotional connection with the person you're lying to...otherwise it really doesn't matter), and it'd benefit me if she were happy.

Example B- I'd lie for the man. It's not my place to, essentially, decide this man's fate. Being in that position, I'd lie because he is helping his family. Since I am simply an outside element in the situation, with nothing to gain nor lose, I can focus primarily on the man's situation and what he can gain or lose based on my honesty or dishonesty.

 

Wrong things done for the right reason are still wrong.