Is Lying Good Or Bad Research Paper

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Is Lying Ok or Not Okay Imagine this ! Your best friend gets caught up in some dangerous games and someone is looking for him/her. You now your friend told you to never to tell anyone,but that person looking for your friend some how finds you. He has a gun in his hand and asks, “Where’s your friend ?” Do you tell that person where you friend is or do lie to protect yourself? Well many people of all ages, religion and different rasis lie all around the world.People tend to say lying is bad, but many people still lie.Immanuel Kant describes a lie as “ an intentional untruthful declaration to another person. I believe lying can help you get out of problems/situations. For example, in the article, “It’s the Truth:Americans Conflicted About Lying,” by NBC News.com, Teresa Velin a twenty-seven year old mother in Palm Desert, California states …show more content…
We all shouldn’t bend the truth, only as Blanton said in “rare times.” Secondly, in the article, “It’s the Truth:Americans Conflicted About Lying,” by NBC News.com, Harold Smith a sixty-four year old from Pioneer, California states that “...He lied to his adult daughter about his health when undergoing treatment for a kidney tumor.” Smith was just protecting his daughter from getting stressed about his condition health wise. Lying can protect another even if something isn’t physically happening to them. In this case from Smith not telling his daughter she didn’t get traumatized or have anxiety. In summation, lying can save a life and someone's feeling, but don’t make lying a