Lying Is Morally Permissible Essay

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Are there any circumstances in which lying is morally permissible?

No, lying is never okay under and circumstances.

Your friend just showed you the new dress she bought for tonight and wants to know what you think. Your first thoughts are that the dress is hideous, so what do you do? You can tell her exactly what you’re thinking which would result in hurting her feelings or you can simply tell her what she wants to hear. Morality is an individuals ability to decide between what is right and what is wrong within human behavior. An individuals morals are their standards of behavior or beliefs concerning what is and is not acceptable for them as individuals to do. A persons morals are based upon what they think as an individual is right and …show more content…

White lies are often used to protect someones feelings and ego from a hurtful truth. Lying, it is something that everyone does at least once in their life whether it be a small white lie or a huge lie that can drastically impact others lives. Although some lie because they do not want to upset others, lying is never okay under any circumstances. For every lie that is told there is a consequence to follow, that consequence could be small and occur right away or that consequence could be one that takes place after a long period of time and be life …show more content…

First, lying corrupts the most important quality of one being human such as their ability to make free and rational choices. When we lie to someone we twist and turn scenarios and facts. People make moral and rational decisions based on what they are told. When someone is told a something of which they are unaware of being a lie that individual still makes a moral decision based on that. That moral decision might not actually be the right moral decision for the situation because the truth was not made available. Each lie that someone tells contradicts the part of another that gives them moral worth. Meaning that even though someone thinks they are making a moral decision it is contradicted by the fact that the moral decision was made based upon the facts of a lie that they were

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