Which would you rather have??? Pinocchio lie or tell the truth.??
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I would tell him to lie, and then saw that beotch off!
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Not really. I think that there is a difference between giving half truth or lieing though. I think most of the time people lie because they do not want to hurt others. But what they do not realize is that the other person will usually find out that they were lied to and that hurts a lot worse then the truth.\nIt is best to tell the truth and just get it over with no matter how hard it is to say. Even if you half it or sugar coat it. At least be honest. And you have to be honest with yourself too before you can be honest with someone else. And being true to yourself is one of the most important qualities a person can have.\nI have taught my daughter I would rather her tell me the truth and she will get in less trouble then that than if she lies and I find out she is lying.
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that would be the question 'Are you Lying?'
420855
Always tell the truth. The truth shall set you free. Honesty is the best. People that lies will get cought sooner or later. They only get by with it for a while.
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No -  Lieing is horrible.  It only causes more problems down the road and it creates stupid stories that you need to keep strait.  Better to just be honest and own up to anything that you may do - being trust worthy is very important.  \n\nIt's so good to read all the responses to this question - they say it is not good to lie - it's gives me a tiny glimmer of hope for this world and the future...
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ask them why they lied - and then.......do what you feel is right.
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What lie?? Who told a lie??\nDefine what lie???\nI don't know with this limited information\nAsk a question about the lie you are talking about\nI don't know the answer.........................
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I would rather tell a funny joke. My favorite thing is the sound of laughter. To have the ability to make someone laugh is a joyful gift. You get the fulfillment of knowing that you made someone's day a little brighter. \n\nAnd to me that is a wonderful thing.
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Not sure what you're asking, exactly, but if you mean "tell the child that Santa Claus is not real", I'd say don't set up the elaborate lie of "Santa Claus" to begin with. Why deliberately deceive children and set them up for disappointment?
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Why start you relationship off lying...
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There are no moral absolutes.  Anyone who tells you they always tell the truth is offering their next lie to you. I think what is important with a question of honesty, are motivations.  I think offering the truth most of the time can be shown to be the proven necessary course for most human interactions.  Without a trust in honesty, society fails.  But there are times when a falsehood could be considered.  The question then must be asked, why?  Do you lie for selfish self serving reasons?  Or are you lieing for perhaps something greater than yourself?  A stupid example, say a roommate or lover was irresponsible the night before and got tanked.  After they sober up you might discuss the behavior without beating them up about it.  But I'll call that boss everytime and explain that she is really ill and can't make it work.  Sure, the question of true alturism can always be raised, and such propositions can always be questioned from a perspective of relativity, but my emphasis would be, that circumstance can be considered in any variety of thought experiments within which the right thing to do could be to lie. Is it a lie for yourself, or are you attempting to help someone or something?  That said, lieing does suck.  Crush my heart but please tell me the truth, I've lived long enough, I can handle it.
1074651
to tell the truth is the best
976341
Tell the truth. She shouldn't have lied in the first place
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In the film "The Labyrinth," the heroine comes across two talking doors.  She must choose which door to enter.  The real brain-tickler is the preface that one of the talking doors always tells the truth and the other always lies.\n\nThe heroine poses the question to door A, "If I asked door B, 'Which door leads to my destination?' what would he say?"\n\nIf door A responds, "He would say your destination lies behind me," then she knows the real path is behind door B because no matter who is lying and who is truthful, the lier's response will negate the truthful one's.\n\nIf door A responds, "He would say your destination lies behind himself," then it can be deduced that the path is behind door A, again following this logic of reversal.\n\nSo, whatever response either door gives will always be incorrect and the heroine should choose the other door.
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My goodness.   This is a very interesting poem about how we are lied to throughout our lives and have to deal with those facts.  It would fit astonishingly well into any media studies course and am glad to have read it.  Tis true that Walter Raleigh was in Queen Elizabeth's command and was held in the tower.  The first respondant had excellent points, but after that... there were few comments that made sense.  Sorry folks.\n\nIt is most assuredly not about SEX!!  Except that we might lie to get it.  The point is that lies are imbedded into our very framework.  We cannot speak a truth.  Wit does get tiresome.  Beauty is used for naught.  There is nothing that is singularly GOOD- and Raleigh discovers it with a lovely cadence.  The repeptitive nature of "Tell them the lie" can be seen as a stab at church and country, but it goes deeper than than.  He mocks consumers and landowners.  Everyone is lying and he knows it.\n\nWhat I mean is simple that when people attempt to define something by using Good or Bad, they are intrinsically wrong.\n\nI hope you do well in your life and take the time to read lots of poetry.
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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.
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you must tell the truth. it's better rather than to make stories