Truth or Lie?
Truth or Lie? Admit it: You’ve lied. You told your boss you were at home with the flu when really you are spending the day going shopping at the mall. You told your friend that she looked fabulous in that new polka dot dress she just bought. According to the free online dictionary, a lie is defined as a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. There are several different reasons that a person might lie. For example, you might lie to keep yourself or a friend out of trouble, or even lie to impress others. Most of the time, whatever the lie may be, there is going to be serious consequences and effects to lying. Lying begins early. By the age of 3, most children, know how to fib, and by 6, most lie a few times a day. People lie everyday to, in some way or another, keep themselves out of trouble. Many teenagers, for example, will lie to their parents about what their plans are for the night, whether they finished all their homework or not, or even how that expensive picture frame got broken while they were out of town. Furthermore, we will even lie to our significant others about who that man was that was texting your phone the other night, and even about how much money we spent at the grocery store. Everyone has in some way has been associated with lying. But, when and in what ways does lying become a moral problem? Well, first let’s begin by establishing what it means to tell a lie. I believe a lie must have two components: 1. The statement must be false. 2. The speaker must know their statement is false.
I don’t think it would be appropriate to assign moral weight to something a person has no idea they’re doing. I also don’t think lying in itself is inherently wrong. However, I do
believe that any moral problem associated with lying must come from what happens when you tell a lie to others.
Tiny Lies in Polite Conversation Some lies told to others have no negative
I don’t think it would be appropriate to assign moral weight to something a person has no idea they’re doing. I also don’t think lying in itself is inherently wrong. However, I do
believe that any moral problem associated with lying must come from what happens when you tell a lie to others.
Tiny Lies in Polite Conversation Some lies told to others have no negative
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