Is Lying Ever Justifiable?

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Is Lying Ever Justifiable?

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RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable?

September 23, 2015 at 6:07 pm

Lying is a vital social lubricant (not to mention occasionally a life saver, as FAF says). For instance, if you meet a new mum and she asks you, 'Isn't my baby beautiful?' you say 'Yes'. Even if you think the infant looks like a poorly shaved ape, you say 'yes'. Why? Because there are instances where telling the truth is needlessly hurtful. And hurting people when you don't need to is far more immoral than telling a lie to spare someone's feelings.

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Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by Rhondazvous - September 23, 2015 at 4:49 pm

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by abaris - September 23, 2015 at 4:55 pm

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by Edwardo Piet - September 30, 2015 at 3:52 pm

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by brewer - September 23, 2015 at 5:01 pm

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by Minimalist - September 23, 2015 at 5:17 pm

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by Whateverist - September 23, 2015 at 5:35 pm

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by Thumpalumpacus - September 23, 2015 at 5:44 pm

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by Minimalist - September 23, 2015 at 7:04 pm

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by Thumpalumpacus - September 23, 2015 at 10:17 pm

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by Neo-Scholastic - September 23, 2015 at 5:41 pm

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by FatAndFaithless - September 23, 2015 at 6:01 pm

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - September 23, 2015 at 6:07 pm

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by Athene - September 23, 2015 at 7:10 pm

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by Rhondazvous - September 23, 2015 at 7:59 pm

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by BrokenQuill92 - September 23, 2015 at 8:21 pm

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by brewer - September 23, 2015 at 9:26 pm

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by BrokenQuill92 - September 23, 2015 at 10:28 pm

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by brewer - September 24, 2015 at 9:03 am

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by Losty - September 23, 2015 at 10:42 pm

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by BrokenQuill92 - September 23, 2015 at 10:48 pm

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by Cyberman - October 7, 2015 at 9:42 pm

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by Losty - October 8, 2015 at 8:36 am

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by ignoramus - September 23, 2015 at 8:58 pm

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by Rhondazvous - September 24, 2015 at 8:04 am

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by Alex K - September 23, 2015 at 10:30 pm

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by Losty - September 23, 2015 at 10:40 pm

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by Wyrd of Gawd - September 24, 2015 at 2:58 am

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by Losty - September 24, 2015 at 3:49 am

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by Wyrd of Gawd - September 24, 2015 at 4:16 am

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by Losty - September 24, 2015 at 4:50 am

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by bennyboy - September 24, 2015 at 1:51 am

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by robvalue - September 24, 2015 at 2:40 am

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by Losty - September 24, 2015 at 4:54 am

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by Jackalope - September 24, 2015 at 3:48 am

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by ignoramus - September 24, 2015 at 4:15 am

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - September 24, 2015 at 4:58 am

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by ignoramus - September 24, 2015 at 5:20 am

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by Aoi Magi - September 24, 2015 at 5:19 am

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by ignoramus - September 24, 2015 at 8:39 am

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by Rhondazvous - September 24, 2015 at 10:18 am

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by Whateverist - September 24, 2015 at 9:47 am

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - September 24, 2015 at 6:22 pm

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by Whateverist - September 24, 2015 at 8:25 pm

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by Tartarus Sauce - September 30, 2015 at 3:44 pm

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by Salacious B. Crumb - October 2, 2015 at 12:06 am

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by Bob Kelso - October 2, 2015 at 3:15 am

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by Edwardo Piet - October 7, 2015 at 9:29 pm

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by Edwardo Piet - October 7, 2015 at 10:03 pm

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by MentalGiant - October 7, 2015 at 10:29 pm

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by Reforged - October 7, 2015 at 10:31 pm

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by Edwardo Piet - October 7, 2015 at 10:38 pm

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by Reforged - October 7, 2015 at 10:42 pm

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by MentalGiant - October 7, 2015 at 10:32 pm

RE: Is Lying Ever Justifiable? - by Edwardo Piet - October 8, 2015 at 8:38 am

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