Is it morally correct to lie?

[Doctor K]

What are your guys thoughts on this. Is it ever ok to lie? Sometimes, if so then when? Or is it never.

Can anyone make a general statement when its ok to lie and when its not?

[IlliniFan]

My mommy told me lying is bad.

[i seen hippos]

Ok as in legally OK or some plastic ideal that society has invented?

If it doesn't put me in jail I'm fine with it (so even if it's illegal, if I know I will get away with it it's fine).

What, is God going to throw lightning bolts at me? lol

[Doctor K]

Originally Posted by i seen hippos

Ok as in legally OK or some plastic ideal that society has invented?

If it doesn't put me in jail I'm fine with it (so even if it's illegal, if I know I will get away with it it's fine).

What, is God going to throw lightning bolts at me? lol

Ok is it morally correct to life? If so, then when? Or should you never lie

big muscular dark skinned person asked me the other day, "are you the racist motherf*cker who made my sister cry?"

I lied to him.

[RidonKs]

No, it's not okay to intentionally hurt someone through deceit. Anybody proclaiming to be remorseless and guilt-free despite deliberately doing wrong to someone, even if that action wasn't physical, is lying. Either to everybody else or to themselves.

White or noble lies are technically different in their intent, but an argument can still be made against them as well.

[Doctor K]

Originally Posted by Odomize

big muscular dark skinned person asked me the other day, "are you the racist motherf*cker who made my sister cry?"

I lied to him.

So can you make a general statement on when its ok to lie and when it isn't?

[i seen hippos]

Originally Posted by Doctor K

Ok is it morally correct to life? If so, then when? Or should you never lie

Morals are socially fabricated. If you don't feel bad about lying then it's not wrong. If you do feel bad then to you it is wrong....TO YOU.

If someone is trying to tell you it's wrong when you don't feel it is, then **** them. Ask them why it's wrong. They will say something stupid such as "It just is man. Gosh."

[Doctor K]

Originally Posted by i seen hippos

Morals are socially fabricated. If you don't feel bad about lying then it's not wrong. If you do feel bad then to you it is wrong....TO YOU.

If someone is trying to tell you it's wrong when you don't feel it is, then **** them. Ask them why it's wrong. They will say something stupid such as "It just is man. Gosh."

I'm not really talking about me personally. I'm just talking in general. What do you think the truth is? Is it ok to lie or not?

[Cannonball]

Originally Posted by i seen hippos

Morals are socially fabricated. If you don't feel bad about lying then it's not wrong. If you do feel bad then to you it is wrong....TO YOU.

If someone is trying to tell you it's wrong when you don't feel it is, then **** them. Ask them why it's wrong. They will say something stupid such as "It just is man. Gosh."

because it ruins your creditability. Than no one will trust you and *****es won't believe your lies.

[i seen hippos]

Originally Posted by Doctor K

I'm not really talking about me personally. I'm just talking in general. What do you think the truth is? Is it ok to lie or not?

In general morals are bull****. In general you do what you feel is right. In general no one can tell you what is right.

That's what I'm saying generally speaking.


Hence why I said the only time I'd really care about lying is if it inconvenienced me such as sending me to prison.

[RidonKs]

If you don't feel bad about lying then it's not wrong.

It's not up to you. Something is wrong when it hurts someone; that's all there is to it. It's not up to the liar, it's up to the person being lied to. If it hurts them, it's wrong.

are we counting half truth as lies?

[i seen hippos]

Originally Posted by RidonKs

It's not up to you. Something is wrong when it hurts someone; that's all there is to it. It's not up to the liar, it's up to the person being lied to. If it hurts them, it's wrong.

Why is it wrong? Give me a mature answer. Not a one liner.

[KeylessEntry]

I think the main time it is appropriate to lie is when you are protecting someones mental or physical well being.


This would be things like telling your mom that her new haircut looks nice even though it looks like garbage. Or telling a disgruntled bridge jumper that they have plenty of reasons to live even if they really don't