Why Is Lying Wrong

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.

Is it ever a good thing to lie? What about in serious situations? Nat Hocken in the short story “The Birds” lied to his children for good reasons. A few reasons for this are the following: to keep the children calm, they weren't old enough to understand, and it's Nat’s job as a parent to protect them. For Mat and his family to survive he had to keep his children calm.

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.

Most people have all lied at some point for whatever reason it may have been. Lying while an easy way to get out of trouble or save someone’s feelings should only be used in certain situations. Lying causes loss of trust, double standards, and should only be used by the military.

An adult may lie to a child, but sometimes it’s for their own good. Other times it is because they’re too afraid but want to keep their kids calm. There are a few times, however, when an adult isn’t looking out for a child’s best interests.

Everyday humans do many things in everyday life, but did you know that there are more than 25 strange things that people do everyday. One strange thing that humans do everyday is that we prefer one hand over the other, like when you go to pick up a pencil you automatically get it with your dominant hand. Why? We ask that because it is the left side of our brains that control the speech part of our lives. Scientists say that the speech part of the brain is more complex and that is the side that determines our dominant hand. One thing that we do everyday is lie, scientists do not know why we lie but everybody does it. We can lie for many reasons, one being just flat out untruthful because they do not want to face the truth. Many people also

We have all heard the expression “the ends justify the means”. What does this expression mean to you? Are there circumstances when this is true? If so, identify under what circumstances this is acceptable. When, if ever, is it permissible to lie? Is lying just as reprehensible as a physical act (such as violence) if the ends result in pain on a psychological or emotional level? Is there such a thing as a “little white lie”? When does the principle of non-maleficence apply?

To begin, many people believe that lying is unjustified, like German philosopher Immanuel Kant. Although, people agree with this statement, others may disagree. However, some people believe that “…lying is stressful and hurts relationships.” (Ballinger 5). This proves that lying is unjustified because if you chose to tell the truth it wouldn’t be stressful; and also it wouldn’t hurt relationships.

Why this mouse is just interesting and so unbelievable of what is in the plug? That plug has a lot of meaning. Meaning of you, meaning of us…YOU LIE! A big word that everyone can admit that they doing this too. But somehow, sometimes they do to lie just to save or protect this mouse is just so interesting and so unbelievable of what is in the plug ? That someone they love or want too. And sometimes, lying make reasonable thing. They lie and lie until all over there words that comes in their mouth are unbelievable. Some people in there ten words only one is true. Why we need to lie? When we can live we the truth and being great with others. So there is no lie, no cheat and no corruption that’s happening to our country past and present.

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.

Your post is thoughtful, insightful, and thought provoking. It appears that many discussions concerning issues of morality among the many diverse groups in the world today mainly involve the viewpoints of just two extremes of the spectrum. In regards to your first point, I agree lying is sinful. However, the Bible reveres law enforcement as servants of God expected to uphold the civil law of the land (Romans 13:4). The issue of lying to coerce a confession may be questionable depending on the circumstances. Extrinsic misrepresentations, by which an officer lies just to obtain a confession or conviction, particularly when the individual is innocent, is entrapment and could be viewed as unethical regardless of one’s moral stance. On the other

Lying is something that most people are taught is wrong at an early age. Children are told that they should be truthful, honest, and forthright. Concerning the ethical interpretation of lying, one could look at the theories of Immanuel Kant for one perspective of honesty in the world of ethics and philosophy. When considering the circumstance of a lady in a job interview that has been asked whether she has plans to have children and if she should lie about her position on the matter, one could easily analyze the situation according a few of Kant’s Categorical Imperatives.

Legal trouble, one of the worst things to be in, especially when you lie. It can be as grand as lying when you were sworn in court, or it can be as simple as lying about your education. In Texas law, it says that if someone claims to have a post second degree but got it from an unaccredited college then they do not earn that title. This is punishable by $2,000 and six months in prison, for lying on a resume! Its worst for perjury (lying in a courtroom while under oath). Someone could be charged with high fines and put in prison for up to 5 years. Not only that, but they could lose their job, if truthfulness is important, or because their boss doesn't want to have an employee with a criminal record. These are just a few ways lying gets you

All we ever knew is laws and rules, growing up we obeyed our parents rules, teachers, school, work, our state laws. Laws and rules is something our life revolves around, we were raised to follow it or else there would be consequences for us to face, whether it be a small one or big. But there are rules that seem quite ridiculous and outraging--this is where our morals come into action, we start to question it, does it seem fair? Just because something is legal it does not make it right, we know if something is ethical or not. Lying is legal but it's unethical, we live in a world where it's illegal to pierce a minor's ear without the parents consent but it's legal to get an abortion without the parents permission or consent. Being legal

"The 'lies' we see in nature and culture are life-support systems, we can't survive without them. Deception is a strategy that we use to save ourselves from social and psychological chaos,” said Loyal D. Rue, a professor of religion and philosophy at Luther College in Iowa. This statement is supported alongside a great deal of scholars and professors, which is that the truth can never be justly known, and lying has become integrated into human’s everyday lives. As we change and evolve as humans, what is deemed right and “true” may change. People naturally want to be accepted and integrated within society, so they strive to live lives that are viewed as normal and true. People should always strive to tell the truth, yet as humans and life change, learning to adjust sometimes comes with lying and deception in order to scramble and keep up with the times.