Imagine this, a world without lying. Not lying about someone or something to protect them. How can we not have lying in this world? We use it to help people, make people feel good about themselves, or to protect them. We can’t go without lying in this world. I firmly believe that lying is acceptable in our society.
Lying is justified when it can be used to protect and care for others. “Ann Frank survived as she did because those sheltering her and her family could have been killed.” Time Magazine says. If they didn’t lie Ann Frank and her family could have been killed. That is good to see that people care. “65 percent of those of Americans said it was sometimes ok to lie to avoid hurting someone’s feelings,” NBC News says. It means there is lots of people that would lie to protect others. This shows too that people care for others. In conclusion lying is alright to use if you care or want to protect someone. …show more content…
Harold smith says, “It was worth the risk when he lied to his adult daughter about his health when undergoing treatment for a kidney tumor.” This probably kept his daughter from being hurt and depressed. This created more positive because she could go on in her life without worrying. “In our real lives, we can’t always pick honesty without compromising some other value that might be as important.” De Paulo says. If you get in trouble really bad and you lie to get out of it maybe you will have more positive come out of it. If you need to lie about your health conditions to make someone less worried it is okay to lie. In conclusion it’s okay to lie if their is more positive that comes out of
Lying is justified when it can be used to protect and care for others. “Ann Frank survived as she did because those sheltering her and her family could have been killed.” Time Magazine says. If they didn’t lie Ann Frank and her family could have been killed. That is good to see that people care. “65 percent of those of Americans said it was sometimes ok to lie to avoid hurting someone’s feelings,” NBC News says. It means there is lots of people that would lie to protect others. This shows too that people care for others. In conclusion lying is alright to use if you care or want to protect someone. …show more content…
Harold smith says, “It was worth the risk when he lied to his adult daughter about his health when undergoing treatment for a kidney tumor.” This probably kept his daughter from being hurt and depressed. This created more positive because she could go on in her life without worrying. “In our real lives, we can’t always pick honesty without compromising some other value that might be as important.” De Paulo says. If you get in trouble really bad and you lie to get out of it maybe you will have more positive come out of it. If you need to lie about your health conditions to make someone less worried it is okay to lie. In conclusion it’s okay to lie if their is more positive that comes out of