The problem here is the age old question of "what is truth"
I would imagine that the great majority of active participants on this forum believe that they are pushing the truth, even though there are a huge number of disagreements on any number of topics.
I know I don't have any motivation to lie, yet I get accused of doing just that from time to time and I suspect that I am far from being alone in this experience.
In order for someone to lie, they have to believe that what they are saying is untrue, when reasonable people differing on opinions is by far the easier and more likely explanation.
The truth is that thing that no matter what it is subjected to, always returns the same answer.
Which is why the only kind of truth that there can be is scientific truth. well, things in the world of technology.
Socially, so in social issues, there is no truth, no ultimate truth at least. That doesn't mean that everything goes, it just means that there are better or worse responses to any given situation.
Just because there is a "truth" on a particular question doesn't mean that everybody, or just a few, or just anybody is seeing it.
In political debate, there are often simply differences in values, and since ethical/moral convictions are neither "true" nor "false", the only question is whether the people basing their arguments on them are consistent. Two people can accordingly both be "right", yet disagree.
And when there is so much conflicting information about different facts, it is often very difficult to get an idea which side is right. It doesn't need to be lying when two people disagree on facts. They just have different sources, and usually, both sides are incapable of verifying them.
So, you know the question....Are you willing to lie to push your agenda? Will you answer truthfully? I know thats an ironic thing to ask for this particular poll but I'm hoping that since the poll won't be public and not aimed at any particular agenda people will actually be emboldened enough to do so.
Note: This is one of the VERY FEW polls that I will EVER make that is not public.
So, you know the question....Are you willing to lie to push your agenda? Will you answer truthfully?
So, you know the question....Are you willing to lie to push your agenda? Will you answer truthfully? I know thats an ironic thing to ask for this particular poll but I'm hoping that since the poll won't be public and not aimed at any particular agenda people will actually be emboldened enough to do so.
Note: This is one of the VERY FEW polls that I will EVER make that is not public.
I am not sure what agenda we are talking about. Other members have given answers based on certain situations. Please clarify.So, you know the question....Are you willing to lie to push your agenda? Will you answer truthfully?
Just because there is a "truth" on a particular question doesn't mean that everybody, or just a few, or just anybody is seeing it.
In political debate, there are often simply differences in values, and since ethical/moral convictions are neither "true" nor "false", the only question is whether the people basing their arguments on them are consistent. Two people can accordingly both be "right", yet disagree.
And when there is so much conflicting information about different facts, it is often very difficult to get an idea which side is right. It doesn't need to be lying when two people disagree on facts. They just have different sources, and usually, both sides are incapable of verifying them.
I've lied to promote my personal agendas. I once coordinated the effort to steal a dog who was being neglected from her owner's garage, and when asked if I knew where she was, I looked people in the eye and said that I had no idea. Not my finest hour but my agenda was getting her to a safe place, so in that case, my lie had a positive purpose. That probably isn't the type of thing you're asking about but it comes to mind that sometimes a lie serves a good purpose. Mostly, it doesn't.
Facts and data can be pesky things for those who want to lie.
I'm opposed to lying but stretching the truth a little isn't the same thing, right?
So, you know the question....Are you willing to lie to push your agenda? Will you answer truthfully? I know thats an ironic thing to ask for this particular poll but I'm hoping that since the poll won't be public and not aimed at any particular agenda people will actually be emboldened enough to do so.
Note: This is one of the VERY FEW polls that I will EVER make that is not public.
No. I wouldn't.
This is the question of whether or not the ends justify the means. My position on that has always been that if the neans required are deceitful, then the ends are illigitimate and undesirable. Lies always eventually result in destructiveness to one degree or another.
Whoever said that, doesn't know what they're talking about.Whoever said it's easier to tell the truth because you don't always remember what you said before sure was right!
Whoever said that, doesn't know what they're talking about.
When you tell a lie, the thing you said may be false, but that you said it is an event like any other. If you can't recall that like many winisses can't accuratly recall an event gor a police report, then you just have a poor memory.
The idea that you should tell the truth because it's easier is just laziness; you're telling the truth because it's easy, not because you should tell the truth.
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