Christopher Behrens The Nobility of a Lie Frederick Nietzsche once wrote that the “untruth‚ [or lie]‚ is a condition of life.”At least in terms of creating a stable society‚ Socrates would seem to agree. In The Republic‚ Socrates points out that civilization is most prone to instability when founded on what he calls a“noble lie.”The lie which‚ despite its falsehood‚ serves for the good of society. His noble lie can be broken into two parts: a justification on why the lie applies to all of a society’s members
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big nose or forehead and they make it huge. That’s what we do. We begin to exaggerate the other’s sin while at the same time diminishing our own. See when someone lies to us and hurts us we see that person as a “liar’ - that’s who they are. But if we lie it’s because we have good reasons and its a complex situation. One of the things we don’t say is‚ “I lied because I’m just a liar!” We never say that. And the more different we see ourselves as different from them the other‚ the harder it is to forgive
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Why Do People Lie? I.- Why do people lie? Everybody lies. It may only be “white” lies‚ but everyone tells lies or “omits the truth” sometimes. They lie to protect themselves‚ look good‚ gain financially or socially and avoid punishment. Often caught in an awkward situation‚ what do you do? Quick escape. Easy. Lie. But seriously‚ why do we do it? Is it because we’re afraid of the consequences that the truth will bring us? Maybe quick fix is the reason why people lie. People often say they’ve
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honesty has been whether it is ever right to lie. Some people would argue that lying is not always morally wrong. From this perspective‚ telling a lie can be beneficial because the truth sometimes causes more damage than a lie would. To illustrate‚ a person might lie about how someone looks so that they are not offended. However‚ others argue that it is never morally right to lie. Stephanie Ericsson‚ who maintains this view‚ argues in her essay “The Ways We Lie” that “When someone lies‚ someone loses”
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guess? We use a lie detector. Lie detector tells us if people are lying. Sometimes we can automatically tell and sometimes we can’t‚ that’s when we use the lie detector. Lie detectors have 95% accuracy and are mostly reliable‚ but they are the easy to cheat. Can we trust lie detectors to do all the work? Maybe‚ some are more accurate than others. Lie detectors aren’t completely accurate‚ but they’re accurate enough to trust (Prusher 1). Can they betray themselves‚ though? “Lie detection has
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Luisa F. Samayoa Professor Class Date Why do People Lie If you are truthful in a relationship‚ nothing hurts more than hearing a lie from your partner; sometimes knowing the truth may hurt even more‚ yet still‚ in the longer run‚ a lie causes more damage than truth. Mark Twain once said‚ "If you tell the truth‚ you don’t have to remember anything." Lying is not as simple as telling the truth versus falsifying it. It is deeper than that. It may well be about creating a whole new set of
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you thought was the truth then ended up finding out it was all a lie. People will always find out the truth even if you don’t tell them straight up. So why do we lie? We all have done it and we know its not right
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Lying At a young age our parents taught us to always tell the truth and never to lie. Although‚ telling the truth is the morally correct thing to do‚ I believe there are scenarios when lying is acceptable. One should not make a habit of lying‚ but know when the right time and the right place is to lie. Lying for the greater good to spare someone’s feelings‚ to keep a child’s innocence‚ or to even save a life are just a few examples when I think lying can be tolerated. People say “tell me the truth
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Moreover‚ we also have educated that it is better to accept the consequences of my actions than to lie. However‚ the more we grow up‚ the more we know about using of lying because telling the truth cannot always solve the problem. From my point of view‚ some lying is acceptable‚ some is not. It depends upon what purposes that make people tell lies. The first point to note is that although telling lie is easy to get things in the short period of time‚ it will create a bad impression on the next generation
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In her stimulating and insightful article‚ “The Way We Lie Now1‚” journalist Megan Garber addresses the abnormal‚ evolving relationship today between technology and deception. “Technology makes it easier than ever to play fast and loose with the truth-but easier than ever to get caught‚” (15) this opening statement by Megan Garber summarizes her whole article in just one condensed sentence. By hiding behind the screen of a phone or a computer‚ lying is easier than ever‚ but also increases the chances
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