It is not always essential to confront the fact, as there are situations where lying would be a better decision. Although telling the veracity is what people pursue as an honourable tradition, I agree that untruth provides the best solutions on some occasions in the real-life contexts.
The strongest justifications for lying is that they are regularly done for sympathy and goodwill. There are occasions in life on which people have to conceal part of the truthfulness or even twist facts. For instance, many patients being diagnosed with cancers receive encouragement from doctors, which say that they will be certainly recovered from their illness. In those circumstances, the falsehood can be used as a placebo to give the patient a peaceful frame of mind, thereby participating in treatment activities. Although falsehood appears to be morally wrong at first sight, it is indeed the right ethical thing to do.
Another excuse for not being truthful all the time is because white lies are harmless and can be socially beneficial. For example, sometimes people tell a lie to prioritize another person’s feelings over fact. If someone cooks something on their own just for you, and it just doesn’t taste good then perhaps it’s better to lie and say it tastes good. Since our childhood, we have been taught to spare others’ feelings, rather than speaking the straightforward truthfulness that can hurt others’ feelings.
However, While telling a lie is accepted or even recommended in some situations, Honesty is still a virtue that we should all embrace. There is little doubt that a man who is known for his candour is more likely to earn respect than a man lying habitually.
In conclusion, although honesty is still being regarded as a core virtue in many traditions, telling a lie is accepted or even recommended in some situations.
It is not always essential to confront the fact, as there are situations where lying would be a better decision. Although telling the veracity is what
people
pursue as an
honourable
tradition, I
agree
that untruth provides the best solutions on
some
occasions in the real-life contexts.
The strongest justifications for lying is that they are
regularly
done for sympathy and goodwill. There are occasions in life on which
people
have to
conceal part of the truthfulness or even twist facts.
For instance
,
many
patients
being diagnosed
with cancers receive encouragement from doctors, which say that they will be
certainly
recovered from their illness. In those circumstances, the falsehood can be
used
as a placebo to give the patient a peaceful frame of mind, thereby participating in treatment activities. Although falsehood appears to be
morally
wrong
at
first
sight, it is
indeed
the right ethical thing to do.
Another excuse for not being truthful all the time is
because
white lies are harmless and can be
socially
beneficial.
For example
,
sometimes
people
tell
a
lie
to prioritize another person’s feelings over fact. If someone cooks something on their
own
just
for you, and it
just
doesn’t taste
good
then perhaps it’s better to
lie
and say it tastes
good
. Since our childhood, we have
been taught
to spare others’ feelings,
rather
than speaking the straightforward truthfulness that can hurt others’ feelings.
However
, While telling a
lie
is
accepted
or even recommended in
some
situations, Honesty is
still
a virtue that we should all embrace. There is
little
doubt that a
man
who
is known
for his
candour
is more likely to earn respect than a
man
lying
habitually
.
In conclusion
, although honesty is
still
being regarded
as a core virtue in
many
traditions, telling a
lie
is
accepted
or even recommended in
some
situations.