When Is Lying Ok?
Lying is part of life and human nature. People lie for personal gains, mostly if they want to receive something and they also lie for others’ benefits, but in certain cases, lying to someone can be a matter of life or death. For instance, lying is acceptable only when someone’s life is in danger, or when someone lies to protect another person’s feelings. To start off, lying to someone can save a person’s life. One credible source is, The U.S. Political Campaign: Lies, Lies, Lies, states that “Anne Frank survived as long as she did because those sheltering her and her family lied to the Nazis.” (Paul Gray, Time Magazine) However , Immanuel Kant, who was a German philosopher that lived in the eighteenth century would
Lying is part of life and human nature. People lie for personal gains, mostly if they want to receive something and they also lie for others’ benefits, but in certain cases, lying to someone can be a matter of life or death. For instance, lying is acceptable only when someone’s life is in danger, or when someone lies to protect another person’s feelings. To start off, lying to someone can save a person’s life. One credible source is, The U.S. Political Campaign: Lies, Lies, Lies, states that “Anne Frank survived as long as she did because those sheltering her and her family lied to the Nazis.” (Paul Gray, Time Magazine) However , Immanuel Kant, who was a German philosopher that lived in the eighteenth century would