as honest individuals‚ but what we do not realise is that there are many occasions when we will resort to lying‚ whether we are aware of it or not. Lying has become a part of our social behaviour such that most of us often think it is okay to do so‚ without weighing the consequences of our actions. True to what we think‚ lying can be acceptable‚ but it depends on the circumstances. There are many reasons for lying: We lie mainly because we want to avoid something from happening‚ or we are afraid
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Case Problem 2:Acceptable pins Data Analysis The lengths of the pins made by the automatic lathe are normally distributed with a mean of 1.012 inches and a standard deviation of 0.018 inch. The customer will buy only those pins with lengths in the interval 1.00 ( 0.02 inch‚ that is‚ between 0.98 inches to 1.02 inches. The probability of a pin having a length between 0.98 and 1.02 is 0.6339. Therefore‚ we can say that 63.39% of the pins produced will be acceptable to the customers. This is a
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answer the following questions. Also use the templates to verify the answer. Check and see the effect on acceptance of pins‚ when the mean and standard deviations are manipulated. Identify the most profitable situation based on cost of reengineering. 1. What is the probability that a batch will be acceptable to the consumer and if the probability is large enough to be an acceptable level of performance? 2. If the population mean and standard deviation of the length of the pins are adjusted in order
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How can we morally justify lying/deception? Lying is a process that is carried out by people of all ages‚ races‚ nationalities and societies. However‚ even though it is a common act to the majority of the world‚ it is considered morally incorrect‚ due to the fact that it provides misleading information that usually causes someone harm. There are three main components of a lie: a statement needs to be made‚ the person telling the lie must believe that the statement is false‚ and the statement must
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extra three million dollars. After everyone is totally bankrupt‚ they figure out that the president was lying and now there is an extremely slight chance that they will ever get their money back. Many people believe that lying is one of the worst things a person can do. They view it as something that hurts everyone and eventually destroys or consumes the person that lies. Others believe that lying can be the best way to handle a situation. They view it as protecting someone’s feelings or calming
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Paper on versus on lying Galatians 6:7-8 ESV / 81 helpful votes Do not be deceived: God is not mocked‚ for whatever one sows‚ that will he also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption‚ but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. HelpfulNot Helpful Proverbs 12:22 ESV / 80 helpful votes Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord‚ but those who act faithfully are his delight. HelpfulNot Helpful Psalm 52:2 ESV / 59
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A time when I failed was towards the end of my school year second semester‚ when in the tenth grade studying for my Honors Biology class. I studied for hours and hours for my EOC that was coming up ad was very getty about how I was taking responsibility of everything. The day of the test I was For sure that I was going to pass without hesitation. Mistakenly I was wrong and my ego and pride literally dropped to the floor once I received the results. I took it really hard with horrible expectations
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deliberately presented as being true‚ thus misrepresenting a situation or giving a totally wrong impression about something” (“Why people lie”). It’s a natural feeling to want to lie or omit the truth to get out of a difficult situation. Most of the time people are dishonest because they fear that telling the truth will get them in trouble. The main motives that cause people to lie are the attempts to avoid punishment‚ to seek attention‚ and to protect others feelings. One of the most common reasons
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caused. Most people have been raised with the foundational principle that lying is wrong‚ and yet all the people will‚ at some point in their lives‚ most likely will choose to lie instead of telling the truth. The interesting phenomenon however is that sometimes when people choose to lie‚ the result can be less suffering for others than if they told the truth. Although the majority of the population would agree that “lying is wrong”‚ I think most would also agree that others enduring unnecessary
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living being we are given the ability to lie when something happens to us or other actions that fall upon us. This ability can be useful when something unexpected happens and theres is no choice but to lie. However‚ lying to cover up something that is harmful or important can have it’s own consequences for that action alone. There have been many debates over whether or not lying is a justifiable action to take when something comes up. Some argue that lying is wrong action to take because it’s just prolonging
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