Does Lying Affect People

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Is lying affecting people to said something that really didn’t happen? Lying is a benefit they use?
Lying is sometimes acceptable, only depending of the situation People are more and more lying but something it could be used for desperate needs. When a lie is mayor. For example you're going to party without telling your parents and plan to tell them that you're in a friends house to study. That's a major lie which is not excitable. Theres white lies are excitable for the good and well, for example your sister ate too much and wants to eat more so, you tell her that you throwed them out. When lie you should try to said the truth. People should learn to control lying and say the truth often.
Why is lying a problem to the liar and the victim? When someone hides the truth for their benefits or to not hurt someone's feelings. When you lie to your friend that her dress looks good on her, but to think the opposite. Usually the liar will be bail of hurting him/she feelings. People wouldn’t be able to trust them . According to, “Article 2 Rejecting All Lies: immanuel Kant”, In paragraph 3, “ Even worse, it harm the liar himself , by destroying his human dignity and making him move worthless even than a small things”. Lying isn’t always the solvation to all problems. There times when the truth is better because you don’t want to be a liar for the
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Political Campaign: Lies,Lies,Lies. Lies to protect others,lies in the interest of the liar,and lies to cost harm.All of these only one of the lies are only acceptable. Really, I think that depending on the situation that isn't a big deal. Teens,adults,and children do lies,all of us say lies. We should try to control our words for the better. White lies are fine,they don't cost damage to other people. They're always times to lie and times to tell the truth. I think telling the truth is better than the victim hearing it from another

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