Argument On Lying

Many may question whether Lying is a good or bad thing. While many believe that lying is used to protect someone, you might be actually do more harm than good. Everybody can lie but it can have a variety of outcomes. Allowing yourself to lie doesn't help anybody. Lying is unjustified because it would cause harm to someone than good and telling the truth can be beneficial and easier.

Lying is only okay sometimes. Sometimes telling a small lie is better than hurting someone. However, if lying becomes a habit, the people around you might start to mistrust you. You should think about the consequences before lying, the outcome will be different if the truth is told. This is why lying is only okay sometimes.

William Shakespeare once said, “God hath given you one face, and you make yourself another.” Lying is without a doubt never justifiable because lying can lead into even greater conflicts that might never be resolved additionally lying would ruin someone’s reputation; one might argue that lying can be justifiable under one circumstance which is that lying can protect people from danger; however, lying can make someone lose people’s trust.

The majority of people think lying is inherently wrong, and it is only justified in cases of significant benefit. Fear, manipulation and pride are the three main reasons people choose to lie. Some of the harsher lies are

The controversy over the topic of whether lying is sometimes, always, or never justified is complete nonsense. To say it is always or never acceptable would mean you’re not thinking about the situations in which we lie thoroughly. Simply put, lying can be sometimes acceptable when it brings good intentions.

Lying is something you have done, I have done, and everyone to ever live has done. Each and every person that denied that statement, at this moment lied. Situations people lie in is an ultimately different matter in hand. The accustomed, influenced character of a person believes you should tell the truth, endlessly. Nevertheless, justified lies can go to the extent only when you are protecting someone's life or feelings.

First, it is okay to lie when you are trying to protect someone's feelings , and from getting hurting them. What I mean by protecting someone's feelings , it is that you know something that can really hurt them. An example is when you find out something very serious happened to your family so, you lie to your siblings so they do not get worried. Two thirds said it was okay to lie in certain situations. My source is from the article ¨ It's the Truth , Americans Conflicted About Lying ¨ Another example is when you do not want your kids eating too much , so you say all the cookies are gone. It can be hard to get people to tell the truth , especially about lying. My source is from the article ¨ It's The Truth, Americans Conflicted About Lying¨.

Immanuel Kant was a great philosopher that came up with many philosophical thoughts. He represents philosophy at it’s best. One issue that went against his moral laws was that of people having a lack of honesty or lying. Kant was strongly in favor of the view that when the ethical and moral decision to lie is made by a person, they’re would always be negative consequences of they’re choice. Kant also held the firm belief that lying was wrong at all times. I disagree, my view is that sometimes all lying is not wrong.

The problem for Kant is that we must always tell the truth no matter what situation we are in, even if we are in a situation where we can save an innocent person from a serial criminal. In his moral, we should not lie even if we are in an extreme situation where we can get ourselves kill but he add that we can lie in where we seem to tell the truth. In an example of the murderer at the door, we have this option where we can say nothing or tell him they are free to search only if we hide the victim well where murdered can’t find his victim or we can say the truth in a tricky way where he won’t be able to find his victim.

Is lying always wrong? For Christians, and other religious groups, lying is a cardinal sin again their deity. This does not mean that being dishonest is only wrong if a person is religious. Even nonreligious people can see the painful effects of lying. Lying harms not only the person being lied to, but also the liar and society as a whole.

People often think of lies in terms of varying degrees, but to Kant, lying is lying, period (328). In order for it to be considered moral for one person to do something, it must be considered moral for everyone to do it(328). Therefore, if it is okay for one to tell a lie, no matter how small they believe it to be, then it would okay for everyone to lie. If everyone lied, basic foundations like trust would be broken. If everyone lied it would be difficult to know what is even true in the first place. If it is not okay for everyone to lie, then it is one’s duty to be honest and tell the truth in all situations. If it was okay for one to murder someone whenever they made them mad, then the population would likely be much smaller, for it would have to be okay for everyone to

The mother-in-law was already receiving medical treatment; therefore, to some extent she might now that she will die soon. Even though she was not capable of retaining information, is possible that she was able to realize this before dying. It is true that everybody has the right to know the truth because denying her this might deprive someone from someone else. In here we are not judging the morality of the act of lying but the benefits and consequences of it. For many people, lying is a wrong act; however, lying is not always immoral if it produces better consequences than telling the truth. For instance, this act can be morally right if the overall result of lying maximize a greatest happiness or pleasure to a greater number of people over

As a child I was always taught lying was wrong. I was not always the most honest person and can admit that. Sometimes I would lie and it wouldn’t be on purpose. As the years began to progress, it became harder for me to lie. I always had a sense of guilt after telling a lying. I am currently a junior in college, two years ago I was a freshman in college. During my freshman year in college is when I told the biggest lie to my parents. As a college freshman my focus was more on having fun than I was on my studies. When I received my grades of my semester, I received a “D” in one of my classes. Needless to say I was very scared to tell my parents. When it came time to tell my parents I knew I couldn’t be honest. My lie started when I took my

Lying can be justified when you are trying to protect someone’s feelings. Like when you think your friend has on an ugly outfit, but you don’t say anything about it because you want to spare their feelings. For example, in article one Randy Cohen says that “If your fictional spouse was about to accept a Nobel prize, and he asked if he looks okay, you say that he looks fabulous because anything else would be cruel” (NBCNEWS.com 11). Since you would not want to

Socrates is a man of great controversy. He has been portrayed as many different personalities such as a sophist to a great philosopher to just a vocal old man. The true nature of Socrates is to be questioned. He spoke his thoughts on life and what his philosophy on life was. A couple arguments that he spoke about really stood out about lying. These arguments had brute force and were made very clear through his dialogue. According to his dialogue, he felt that there were two different types of lies.