At what point is a lie considered a "White Lie" and at what point is a lie considered a "Bad Lie"? I'm just curious to our moral compasses here. Interesting to know where the boundary lies do you think people shouldn't lie all together or are white lies OK if so when does a white lie become a bad lie?
i just think no one should lie and just be open and honest its the best way even if the truth hurts someone its better to be honest than lie
But on that point doesn't everyone lie. I mean your not going to tell your dear Granny who bought you socks for Christmas that it's a crap present are you? I know where you're coming from in a perfect world no one would lie but we all do don't we?
everyone lies and it usually ends up with one lie to cover another and just gets out of control sometimes we lie so we dont hurt others or we lie to cover our own asses but being honest is always best
Yea I agree with you there I have always said if you don't lie you have nothing to remember but to say I've never lied or I will never lie again would probably be a lie haha I am human after all
lol we cant help lieing but if you do make it about something small lol like nicking a pair of socks from your dad and say the washing machine ate them
I lie and loads lol I lie to my kids to protect them and to fill fantasies ie toothfairy, santa etc I know I lie to hubby too to sort out some of the things we have going off in our lives, I know I should share but is easier if i sort them out without him knowing about as the stress it would cause him is worse than sorting it out on my own. I think if it is one lie that escalates into a major lie then that is getting out of hand I know lies are bad but they do happen
Well bad lies are when they hurt someone or thier feelings and "white lies" as they are know. Are ones that dont really hurt anyone, but they play on your mind and emmotions.
Like landman say, bad lies hurt, white lies dont hurt people but because you know that it is a lie then it goes round your mind (if you feel guilty about it)
I think its only okay to lie if its in the persons best interests to do so. (Like your Granny with the socks, Or when your partner asks you if you're enjoying the meal that they've just cooked for you lol)
I think they are different in purpose. The while lie is good for the listener's sake. The teller doesnt want to hurt the listener while the bad lie is totally for the teller's interest. Say, he/she doesnt want to be found out something bad he/she had done.
Would a distortion of the truth be considered a lie? I guess it depends on the person who is doing the distortions. For me, it would depend on what I needed to lie about. Awhile back, I had to tell a really big WHITE lie to my kid when our female cat EB passed away. I found another almost identical kitten on Craigslist and passed her off as EB 2. She bought it. Though I know she's smart enough to know that's not the original cat. Or, at least she suspects it. Sometimes, she mentions how EB didn't have a tail before and now she does. And, I just shrug my shoulders and say, 'Those things happen!' I'm NEVER going to tell my kid her favorite cat died. I can only imagine the hysterics. I can live with my conscience well enough. I can't live with the fact that I broke my child's heart over a lost pet. I don't care what anyone else says about white lies, they are told for good reason. And, if you have a good enough reason, they are OK cause they are meant to protect and not SCAM or HURT. When a malicious intent is involved, that's when a lie is bad.
I think no-one should lie because I know what its like getting lied to had been lied to so many times in the last few weeks, to me yeah Ive lied in the past but that just over silly little things but I don't agree on people lying as after they've lied to you more then once its hard to believe anything that comes out there mouth. Truth hurts but lying hurts even more just some people don't realize it when they should if you know what I'm saying.
We can always say or do the good thin but it is always not the right thing. Making people feel good, is good, by telling them something away from the truth is not the right thing. White lie can be a bad lie when we are trying to make wrong things right just to save our butt. White lies is somewhat a sacrifice. We sin just to save others or make other people feel good. But if we lie just to make ourselves pretty, ahhhh, it is bad
Everybody lies no matter what anyone who says they don't lie is there for lying hence you have lied and we're all liars. People can get all self righteous and say they don't lie but we're all human we've all lied and we will all continue to lie in the future. I don't care what anybody says but if a friend came up to you and asked your opinion on something and you didn't want to hurt there feelings you wouldn't. People are obviously going to argue with me but deep down everyone knows I'm right
White lies are definitely okay. I mean what if your child ask you something you don't want to or don't know how to answer then you make up something just to satisfy curiosity. I don't think it should be used as an excuse to keep on lying but it definitely helps.
I lie every day to my customers. Them: How are you today? Me: Oh, fine, thank you for asking. [actually I'm bored out of my brains and can't be bothered to speak to you] Them: Can you do this for that because of this? Me: Of course! I'd love to. [please go away and stop bothering me] Them: Thanks very much. Me: You're very, very welcome. Please call again. [I hate you and I want you to die]
Haha, you should be good and polite to your customer from the deep heart But i can really understand why you react like that.
It is considered a white lie if it is meant to protect somebody from harm. For example: A criminal-looking man is chasing a young, helpless boy. The former asked you where he went. Although you know where he was, you answered him that you didn't see any boy running. This is a white lie - you have the best of intentions in doing so. A bad lie, on the other hand, is always coupled with bad intentions - greed is one.
Personally speaking, a white lie to me is a little lie that is generally harmless -- meaning it could not create any adverse effect to anybody. However, any kind of lie whether big or small that produces undesirable effects can be considered as bad lie.
