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eddie1
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Sometimes I think it is. If it doesn't affect anyone but the liar, and never will, it shouldn't matter. Example, my family do not know I have gone bankrupt, they would be very dissapointed - but it doesn't actually affect them. I'm not intending on sharing that information as they have high expectations of me (as I do for myself).
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Yes. If used to protect innocent people, it should be encouraged.
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It can only be justifiable in circumstances to stop hurting or worrying a person or people you love and care for. I told the doctors under no circumstances were they to give my husband bad news beause I knew he would go down very quickly if hope was taken away from him.. This I maintained until the end although when it came it was much quicker and sooner than either of us expected
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Ok we had this truck once and a deer hit me in the side and dented the side panel right when I went home and told my husband he freaked out on me. So awhile later I side swipped a pole at the gas station on accident. It left a big scratch down the side. I went to an auto zone to see about tring to fix it and fast the guys there told me to tell him a shopping cart hit me in the parking lot. So I did he found out the truth later on but he took it much better that the deer. He asked me why I lied and I told him he is more understanding now. So yeah it is justifiable.
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A sales compagny didn't stop bothering me on the phone, and didn't take no for an answer. Until I told the person they looked for (me) was deceased. They appoligized and deleted me from their system. It's dishonest, but worked like a charm.
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If the harm done by telling the truth outweighs the moral wrong of telling a lie, then yes, it is justifiable. For example, if my wife works and toils all day to create some cool new meal, and it turns out that I hate it, I will tell her that the food was wonderful. Technically I am telling a lie, but I know that I would hurt her feelings if I told her that I hated the meal. However, this "white lie" could come back to bite me when she makes this meal again for me under the impression that I liked it. That's why these untruths should be used sparingly and with caution.
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Its always possible to find some sort of justification for lying, but I believe that dishonesty is virtually never necessary or productive. It is possible to be honest without being hurtful, you just have to think about it.
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I think that when someone is dishonest it means that they're hiding something. Whether or not the truth would hurt someone or later make everything better, its up to the liar.
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no. adding milk to poison doesn't make it less potent. dishonesty by any other name is unforgivable.
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No, i believe not.
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Sometimes I think it is,but most of the time there really is no reason for it.I think it depends on whom you are lying to.Telling a stranger a lie is far different from telling a friend a lie in my opinion.For example:Who cares really if a stranger thinks you are married so they will leave you alone.Or if you are trying to find a job and need more references so you ask a friend to help.They are lying for you and you are lying,but at least it is for the greater good. Now to turn around and lie to that same friend,or any other friend,I think would be wrong,and hurtful. So yeah ,I think lying can be justified if it is to someone you don't know or really want to know.
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Yes, for every mother who's ever been asked by her children to pick her favorite: --child --picture out of several by competing siblings --child's gift etc. I'll never forget when my sister asked my Mom (in a store) which coffee cup she liked better, and Mom pointed out the one my sister picked--not knowing I'd secretly bought her the other for Mother's Day. (Mean sister, sniff, sniff.)
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If you're lying to get out of punishment that you deserve, or lying because you're afraid to come face to face with what you've done wrong, then no. Also if you're doing it to harm someone else, no. If it's a harmless joke like getting sommeone to walk under a tree so you can drop a water balloon on them or something like that,then it could be ok. If you're doing it to protect someone from unecessary harm, and you believe the person you are lying to would understand why you are doing it, then it's ok.
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