Why Is Lying Bad

Lying could be both bad or good, but it depends on the reason. Lying is often used with trying to stay alive. For example, in Night, an inmate told both Elie and his father to lie about their ages, in the text it says, ¨´Hey, kid, how old are you?´ The man interrogating me was an inmate. I could not see his face, but his voice was weary and warm. ´Fifteen.´ ´No. You're eighteen´ ´But I'm not,´ I said. ´I´m fifteen.´ ´Fool. Listen to what I say.´...´ I'm fifty.´ ´No.´ The man now sounded angry. ´Not fifty. You're forty. Do you hear? Eighteen and forty´¨(Wiesel 30). This shows that they had to lie or else they may not have even been able to work in the concentration camps that they were

I agree with the fact that lying is NOT okay. BUT, its also okay in certain situations. Most adults lie to their children about multiple things such as: believing there is a Santa, Tooth Fairy, Easter Bunny, etc. Some adults Some children think what they are being told is true

Lying can save you in severe situations such as life or death. Elie lied about his age and said he was eighteen instead of fifteen. “‘Your age?’ he asked, perhaps trying to sound paternal. ‘I'm eighteen.’ My voice was trembling.” (Wiesel 31). Not telling exact information to strangers about yourself can prevent bad things from happening. He told the doctor he was sick so he didn’t have to get his crown taken. His crown could buy him an extra ration of bread and soup, so he decided it’d be smart to keep it. He said he was a farmer because it could save him from being killed immediately. Lying is one of many ways that can help people survive in certain situations.

Basically, lying is not a good thing to do, but it do not always need to be like that. Judging on something that right or wrong should base on that it is benefit anybody or bother anyone or not. Some people know as “White lie” and “Black lie”. We can state that lying would be the right thing, in case that it benefits to somebody and not bothers others at all. But if not, it can be consider as it is wrong.

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¨.

Lying is sometimes justified. Some may feel that lying is never acceptable because it is morally wrong, however, I believe lying is acceptable when it can be used to protect others. Lying can cause harm to people and hurt them. In “Rejecting All Lies” by Sissela Bok, Immanuel Kant states that lying always harms mankind individually.

Telling a lie is an unnecessary risk that can be evaded altogether by telling the truth.

Lies are like truths in disguise and I think it is acceptable to lie except it shouldn’t have a great outcome. A person should think about how their deceptions could potentially harm someone and most importantly the effects of it. In my opinion, little white-lies are fine to tell but if it is any bigger than that it shouldn’t be told. It’s always better to be truthful and honest, but every now and then if a person really needs to tell a lie, it’s alright as long as they know the effects that it entails.

the lie is not good but if we need to lie it's mean we have bad situation for concearl or another reason but whatever that we lie there is reason to do so before we lie ,think much for it before because the lie is not good way to reflix but it help when situation tight maybe tell the truth and we can fix the problem but finally it's depend on you

with parents or to save a friendship. A lot of people have lied to save a friends’ feelings and

Lies and the truth can be both bad or both good depending on how you use them. Lies can be used to not hurt someone's feelings and make someone feel good about themselves. If someone tells the truth in a situation that would make someone feel bad. The truth hurts others sometimes as much as lying or more. The truth is good in most situations and lying is still bad in most situations. Part of our social contract, we find the need to lie for good and tell the truth only if it hurts someone else. Not one is good or bad it is how you use them that makes them that way. It is all up to your choice to make them bad or

I’ve found that lying has been a problem for me starting from a young age. When I lived in China, I lied a lot, from small things such as if I washed my hands or not before eating, to more serious things like school and homework. Every time I encounter something hard, I think the best option is lying my way out of it, it almost feels like a defensive reflex or an instinct, similar to when someone tries to hit you, you would flinch.

I do agree that lying is wrong, but is permissible at times. The utilitarian theory would suggest that lying would be permissible as long as it gave the greatest number of people pleasure and only hindered the minority. With children I feel that this is especially true because their fragile minds may not be able to comprehend the truth. Furthermore, telling the truth to your children may not be beneficial to either you or the child. However, I do try to tell my children the truth on most things, but feel that some things are best kept covered up. Do you feel that lying to your child assists them in taking in the world as a better place? When I was deployed I did not lie to my children when they asked me “daddy will you going to die at war.”

Lies can be one kind of believe and have fun. For example, if the father and mother tell their kids about Christmas has Santa Claus, who gives Christmas presents to their kids. Some kids usually believe in Santa Claus. In the future, the kids will know it is not true, but they will think it was a good memory in their childhood! I think it is a good way to use lie. Lying can be fun, but doesn’t use it in a bad way on other person because it will lets the person get hurt like my classmate.

Lying has always been a game based on who can do it better, not on whether it is good or bad. Lies have always been around and even if some claim that they never do it, that is an impossible task since we lie when we are asleep. There might be consequences with committed to a lie but one can never trust in that since we live in a society where lying is a nationality. People these days think that they can lie without feeling guilty but that is even a lie in itself since there are emotions that accompany an action that is worth taking into effect. I believe that lying should not be something that should be seen as a bad way to get out of a dangerous situation because our brain naturally works to protect us from any threat. I agree with Mark Twain's point in his article and I disagree with Stephanie Ericsson because lying is a natural thing for humans and it's not like it always has to hurt us since we rely on it to get us through our day.