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Truth needs no defense...Lies require all sorts of defense, spawning more lies....So? Perhaps lying is okay if You have a lot of free time to fill or if there is a need for an avoidance mechanism.....?

is the exclusion of pertinent facts a lie.

half truths do they equal half lies

you only answer a question and do not elaborate..is it lie

when all around you are in a panic, and you could clam them with your knowledge, but don't is that a lie?

if you convince yourself that you are the greatest and all others around you know the real truth...is that a lie?

I have found that people who lie tend to have dull lives, they need to make stuff up to make themselves seem more exciting.
Go out and get a life thats what i say.
then you'll have something to talk about.

I don't lie on a personal level.

But on an institutional level I will lie. I don't view that as morally lying because I don't view those institutions as representing a legitimate individual spirit. I view people who work for those institutions almost as if they are something like a Borg from Star Trek.

In other words, bosses, police officers, teachers, or just about any conceivable employee of a company or institution is fair game to lie too. At that moment, they are not presenting themselves to me as a legitimate individual. Instead they are presenting themselves to me as a robotic part of a mindless collective (like the Borg). There is absolutely nothing morally wrong with lying to a Borg. (ha ha)

I seriously look at life this way.

There are times when it is perfectly acceptable to lie through your teeth and have no guilt about it whatsoever.

Lying to someone your care about on a personal level is an entirely different story. I can honestly say that I never do that. Why? Because I never have a reason to lie! Take that to the bank!

I'm really quite serious too.

For example, if my woman asks me if her dress makes her look fat, I can honestly say, "No it does not".

Why? Because it isn't the dress that's making her look fat!

;o)

can you lie to a borg? hmmm...

no it is not ok to ever lie to someone,your word is part of someone being able to trust you,if they find out you are lying to them than how can you trust them.

most woman are looking for someone who they can trust and someone who will not lie to them but always tell them the trust.

if you lie to them than how can they trust you with the most precious thing in life their heart and the love their heart holds.

they want someone they can trust with their heart and knowing in their heart that they can trust you with it.if you lie to them than how can they trust you with their heart.

I always lie when stopped by the cops for speeding. No way officer I was only doing 30 for sure.

maybe so...but my kids have ALWAYS known that santa claus and the easter bunny aren't real....

would i lie to protect my family's safety? yup. would i lie to save face? nope. not happening.

Wow some of you guyz are deep !

We aim to please!

this is a very interesting question. Yes, I think it's absolutely ok to lie, if someone's life is in danger and lying will get them (or you) out of harm's way.

Now that's the black and white part. the grey area...I personally prefer to hear the truth, even though it may produce very uncomfortable feelings. but through those feelings, one can arrive at something more real. having said that, I have lied, many times. why? to avoid uncomfortable feelings, of course! But often, telling a little lie now, means you have to keep telling more little lies and in the end, the truth often comes out, producing VERY uncomfortable feelings!! I try, as often as I can, to tell the truth and to not put myself in situations where I might feel tempted to lie. I want to be a truthful person and am, almost without exception, but.....in the end, I am flawed. sigh.....

It's ok to Lie, if you are not playing with somebody feeling, or hurting, or to get out of a situation, it's just right to lie is certain situation, everybody lie, and if somebody say it's not okay that it's just a lie

No I don't think its okay to lie. Of course we are all human and have lied one way or another and don't you dare say you havn't cause thats bull LOL

But no its not okay especialy if it can cause pain to someone.

Tracy :o)

No I do not like to lie, if there is something you dont want others to know then don't tell them, There is a difference between lieing, or just not commenting about it. The two things that really bother me is one that lies and someone who steels. I raised my kids telling them if you do something wrong, you tell me the truth, I may be upset with you and tell you why it was wrong but we will work through it, but if I catch you lieing to me you will then be punished. I live by never to do something to someone that I would not want done to me, I would not feel good about myself if I was to lie to someone, and I do not know how people can feel good about themselves either.
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