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Thought-provoking ethics question time.
Would you ever tell a lie?
What if someone you didn't know very well asked you a question and you didn't want to answer it? (Assume that you knew what answer they wanted, and that answer wasn't truthful.)
What if you knew that "I don't want to answer that" or "frankly, it's none of your damn business" might make them assume the truth (the answer they didn't want) just as much as giving the truthful answer would?
Would you lie in order to protect yourself from being embarrassed? How about from being hurt, mentally or physically? How about if you felt that someone might take the "wrong" answer to your job, family, or friends before you were ready to share it with them?
Would you lie in order to protect your family? Would you let them face ridicule or worse in exchange for your telling the truth?
Is "having the truth told to you" a privilege, not a right? Do you need to prove yourself trustworthy to receive it?
What if someone you didn't know very well asked you a question and you didn't want to answer it? (Assume that you knew what answer they wanted, and that answer wasn't truthful.)
What if you knew that "I don't want to answer that" or "frankly, it's none of your damn business" might make them assume the truth (the answer they didn't want) just as much as giving the truthful answer would?
Would you lie in order to protect yourself from being embarrassed? How about from being hurt, mentally or physically? How about if you felt that someone might take the "wrong" answer to your job, family, or friends before you were ready to share it with them?
Would you lie in order to protect your family? Would you let them face ridicule or worse in exchange for your telling the truth?
Is "having the truth told to you" a privilege, not a right? Do you need to prove yourself trustworthy to receive it?