could save an individual from harm. I believe that lying is hardly justified unless it brings harm to an individual. Lying is not only just justified‚ but it is also considered a “moral duty” to protect someone from harm. In paragraph ten of “Its the Truth: Americans Conflicted About Lying‚” by NBC News‚ they state that “Not only is lying justified‚ it is sometimes a moral duty to protect‚ says Cohen. An obvious example is when you’re lying to protect someone from serious harm. But much less
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Cooper Chisum Dimmesdale the Lying Coward In the book The Scarlet Letter‚ a character named Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale was considered to be‚ by most people in the Puritan community‚ a hero. Dimmesdale was an extremely religious man with great morals and values. Many people in the community looked up to him for his passion and truth about his religious beliefs. Dimmesdale was a very reserved man‚ and was thought to be an angel of God. People worshiped him‚ believed what he said‚ and looked at
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The Cause & Effect Of Lying I believe that under no circumstances should lying be acceptable. I was raised and brought up in a household that didn’t tolerate lying at all. I do -understand that people have their reasons‚ but lying always holds something negative. While lying might seem like an easy way out‚ it actually puts you in more trouble than you were in to begin with. It never solves the problem‚ it just makes it worse. For some reason people believe that
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Herrmann 2/11/14 It’s OK: Lying‚ Cheating‚ and Stealing American teenagers think it’s OK to lie‚ cheat‚ and steal. In the article‚ “American Teens Lie‚ Cheat‚ and Steal- and Think They’re Okay” by Chuck Colson‚ he writes about a survey given to high school students. The survey consisted of 62 questions and was given to 29‚760 students. I believe this article is true. Teenagers think what they do is OK and not a problem‚ and don’t feel guilt for doing it. “64 percent admitted to cheating on at
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Conditional on preferring the outcome from lying over the outcome from truth-telling‚ a person is sensitive to neither her own [monetary] gain from lying‚ nor how much [monetary] harm she causes the other side. Notice that aside from the preface of “preferring the outcome from lying”‚ the rest of the Hypothesis seems quite at odds with Gneezy’s Result. The reconciliation is that a significant fraction of Gneezy’s subjects prefer the outcome from lying to truth-telling in some experimental treatment(s)
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that the _custom_ of lying has suffered any decay or interruption--no‚ for the Lie‚ as a Virtue‚ A Principle‚ is eternal; the Lie‚ as a recreation‚ a solace‚ a refuge in time of need‚ the fourth Grace‚ the tenth Muse‚ man’s best and surest friend‚ is immortal‚ and cannot perish from the earth while this club remains. My complaint simply concerns the decay of the _art_ of lying. No high-minded man‚ no man of right feeling‚ can contemplate the lumbering and slovenly lying of the present day without
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Lies have powerful effects on all of us based on the lecture “The Truth about Lying” by Judith Viorst. At an early age‚ I found out that lies could change our opinion about the people that lie to us and their credibility. It is not necessary to lie since if we feel that the truth might hurt the other person‚ a polite silence should suffice. As Viorst Says‚ “I suffer most from the misconception that children can’t take the truth” (135). This reminded me of how hurt and devastated I was when I found
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A week ago‚ I thought I would never want to be seen talking to Brooke(name changed). However that’s not her fault‚ she never did anything wrong. The fault is mine. I had judged her to the point where the idea of a terrible person was in my mind: a rude‚ fake bitch. A single thirty-minute conversation with Brooke showed me that I was wrong. Taking a second and walking in her skin helped me to get to know her‚ learn new things about myself‚ and maybe find a new friend. Brooke is a stunning‚ red-haired
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Persuasive Lying Essay People often say that honesty is the best policy. You should listen to them they know what they’re talking about. Lying. In the dictionary the definition of lying is an “intentionally told false statement” but the dictionary doesn’t list the consequences of a lie or why said false statements were used. So‚ I’ll have to do it. I know that no one wants to hear that they look fat or grotesque ‚ or that the ugly sweater they gave someone for Christmas will never see anything
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I couldn’t agree more with Carl Cannon that misinformation is the real computer virus. Lying on the internet is easy to do‚ and easy to believe. The internet is a great place with lots of valuable information‚ but it’s also a place for lies to spread like wildfire. From a young age we are taught to be careful on the internet‚ but not for all the right reasons. We learn to fear predators‚ like everyone behind a computer screen is someone trying to hurt you. It’s common knowledge not to click on unusual links you get in spam emails
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