BeerBrat says he resolutes not to lie this year...
which makes me wonder...
isit possible for a person not to tell lies ?
What is a lie ?
My trusty wordweb dictionary defines it as "A statement that deviates from or perverts the truth"
Pretty straightforward, but does hiding the truth perceived as lying as well ?
So, if you know that your nice boss is responsible shady under table bribery in your company, would you whistle blow and tell your superior or will you keep mum about it ? does that constitute a lie ?
I think most ... really.. most of my peers who underwent Moral studies in secondary school lied in their exams. We have a joke that the ones who scores the highest are the school biggest liars. Human are born flawless and will be flawed as they aged. Deceit, corruption, necessary evil are the building blocks of our society now.
Like House says, everyone lies. a better life will be how good you lie. Its difficult, so I will always ask my friends not to lie because a chinese saying goes, it takes another thousand lies to cover one lie.
Beer Brat says...not to lie does not mean he has to answer every damn question right ?
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Coincidentally I was watching Family Guy yesterday when Peter Griffin said this to Chris, his son:
"Everything that I say is a lie. Except that... and that... and that...... and that.... and that."
Of course, that's a classic demonstration of the liar paradox.
thats obvious, but thats doesnot answer my question on whether ,
not telling the whole truth conceived as lying or not.
i dun like to lie too... i quit my previous job bcos i can't tell the truth to customers (lie?) and i cannot stand the guilt. i wrote smthg similar too~ http://diveaway.blogspot.com/2005/05/can-i-not-lie_31.html
Not telling the whole truth is considered lying.
Michelle - you are right that lying requires talent. The smarter a person is, the more tempted the person is to lie. its just a easy way out.
BeerBrat - liar liar pants on fire.
doesn't matter when the lie has been told or truth has partially been told or the mighty shameless 100%....
what matters is one's intention to hide, or misrepresent ...
thereafter more lies to cover OR trying to find reasons to justify his action
given a choice... who you rather be a liar or hypocrite?
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