Is there such a thing as a true lie?
90393
Yes.  i tell true lies all the time.  One can lie by omission as well as commission.  When someone asks me why i did something, i give them a reason.  Naturally, they assume it is THE reason.  i may have had 9 or 10 diff. reasons, no one said the reason given, was even in the top 5.  It is not nescessarily my MOTIVE, if you follow me.  There are many other examples when you speak in a kind of code, to determine who really GETS you, ya know?
291086
if someone says that he/she doesn't lie, that must be a lie. i do try to avoid it but as a human being i do. how many times, deponds on the day. but i think 2-3 times a day is normal.
976077
I do not think that would be a very good idea. It is not worth lying because a lie is worse that not having a high education level or such! I myself do not know how far they look into those type of things but if they catch you just say you accidentally made a mistake!
495497
You wouldn't be lieing if it was the truth in the first place, but if you lied in the first place then you'd be lieing. But the lie about the truth was a lie and so they may not believe that the truth about the lie about the truth was true or not, because you did lie before.
1083610
Great topic!\n\nI am amazed that there are so many adults who do not consider some of the things they say or do not say, as a lie. For instance: sometimes people make up stories and tell it for fun. It may be a hunting story, fishing story, etc. This is done as a fantasy. The important thing to remember is that if you tell the story...you and the others must identify it is not really true....or it is a lie. Another example of a lie people do not always admit as lying is...when someone states something they think is true and then discover later that it is not true. The person really should then rectify the situation and admit they said something and found out it was not the truth. When a purposeful untruth is told, it is an outright lie. It is meant to deceive. This leads to disappointing others, others never really belive you and they eventually stop trusting you.  Then the time may come and you may be telling the truth...but too late...others don't believe you even when you do tell the truth. Some people actually believe that the only way a lie is told is in that manner. Not true! You can lie with your actions. You may cause a person to believe something not true by acting a certain way. (Example; child breaks a vase and throws it out and pretends not to know anything about it.) A lie can be done by being silent. You may cause someone to believe something by saying nothing. (Example: a mother asks the children who broke a window, and all the children know, but no-one tellls anything).The cycle of lying usually continues when one lies. The next thing one knows is they lie to cover another lie and so on. Most intelligent people, know when someone is lying to them. It doesn't change anything...except the credibility of the one who lies. Another form of lying is not telling a complete truth. Any form of not telling a complete truth or an admission of a complete truth in words or actions is a lie. \nI honestly do not intentionally lie. However, about two weeks ago we had company and this person asked me something and I did not want to go into it so I lied. When the company left. my husband said to me ..."why did you lie?" I reallly had to stop and think about it. I am a woman of value. I work hard to practice what I believe in. I am an honest person. I try hard to use tact and not lie. I usually would reply to someone who asked a personal question that I did not feel like answering with something like...why do you ask? I usually try to find an answer that will not offend the other person, but will also allow me to keep my personal life personal without lying. Sometimes, I like everyone find myself in a place I don't like to be. I feel dirty or shamed when I do that. Long story short...I felt guilty and called the person up and explained it. No one is perfect. There is not a sole alive who has not told a lie at one time or another. I can honestly say I do not lie on a daily basis, but sometimes I do find myself bordering the ethical line. I want people to trust me, I strive to be honest and keep integrity....but it is a daily struggle to be in tune with complete and open honesty!
93384
Probably not. People who lie about one thing tend to lie about others, also.
746525
Do you really believe that?
1064422
If you are telling the truth, then the statement, "Everything I tell you is a lie," is a lie itself.  If you are lying, then the statement would actually be true...which brings us back to you telling the truth.  It's all just one big circle that never, ever ends!
216228
the truth is better then a lie.\n"An honest answer is like a kiss on the lips" ;;Proverb....   :)\n\nhence a lie is like a slap on the face.    :(\n\nand i do not deal well with being slapped in the face.....
774144
Lies may cover the truth but the truth will still exist. Lies do not drive the truth out of existence their effect is simply to mislead from the truth.\n\nHave you not considered that the existence of lies requires the existence of truth ?\n\nIf there is no truth how can there be a lie to it ?\n\nWhat you say is a cop out from weighing the evidence.
1112342
Absolutely.\nImagine having to lie all the time. You will ALWAYS have to remember that lie and sometime down the road you will get caught up in telling that lie.\nTell the truth and you will always have a clear mind and conscience to focus on other things.\nPeople will respect you for it and will always turn to you for advice as they know they will get a correct and honest answer.
890073
When without misleading someone too much they are prevented from getting hurt by a lie. Sometimes though honesty is the best policy. It depends on the person/situation.
1123273
Actually that's a myth.  \nSorry.
607015
Dont check anything.  The answer is yes.  Trust me on this one- would I lie to you?
112115
It would be easier to answer.. Has he ever told the truth?..But as it stands the list of lies seems to be endless and ..getting longer by the day.
122836
well if he is telling the truth then he has just told a lie because he just told the truth, and if he just lied then not everything  that he says is a lie, which means that sometimes he is telling the truth and what he just said is a lie. so the truth is that he does lie!
224027
Whatever you do don't "beat around the bush" to say cause it can hurt to not know the truth. Just asked anyone who has ever been lied to.