POLL: The TRUTH, the WHOLE truth, and NOTHING but the truth.

[Dooblewasur]

Everyone lies.

That's a li-

Wait, you're right.

 

[itsbenjibrand]

I have lied. Never really anything big, and not on GTP. Like a white lie, where you tell part of the truth but not all of it. For example, to my father I said my brother drank some beers. I didn't mention the fact I had one, didn't like it, and had a Crown and cola instead, because I thought Rickards Red tasted like ****. See, if I said that, it would cause an unnecessary arguement on how I shouldn't drink. Though apparently on Mother's day I told my mother that I did, and I think that's the reason I did a bunch of housework. Sometimes it's better to withhold information, if said information will damage your friendship with someone. Telling a girl you liked that your friend cheated on them, ruining your friendship then the girl you told showing no interest in you is in my opinion a time where I should've just lied and said I knew nothing.

 

[Prince.M5]

I've lied to parents, friends, family members and even public many times before but I just do it sometimes to not offend someone, getting caught or whatever you want to escape with lies.

Everyone lies, this world is full of lies anyway. Lying is not good, but if you have, you just have to.

 

[Dooblewasur]

If you want a lie, just Google "Politics" or "Politicians".

 

[MoLiEG]

I've lied at least once to everybody I've met in my life...







Except my best female friend...
No joking.

 

[photonrider]

And when, my dear MoLiEG, are you going to start?
Having a 'Truth Pact' is a wonderful thing - and has many advantages, especially with anything concerning trust. However, if you make this pact with the wrong kind of person they will milk you for all the stuff you may actually not want to talk about (never mind lie about) and could cause the kind of uncomfortable situation that ends in disaster.
While the truth is always important, there is also respect for another's privacy that plays a large part in successful relationships. Both partners have to understand this when they pledge to tell the truth to each other.

The good thing about telling the truth all the time? According to Mark Twain - you don't really have to remember anything you said.

Reread this discussion, and I am once again in fits of laughter, at both the humour and intelligence I find in this community. 👍

 

[Strittan]

Only 3 liars so far. 👍

 

[Akmuq]

I used to tell lies all the time, which got me into trouble quite a bit, now I just tell the truth, which also gets me into trouble, but at least I feel good about myself.

But yeah, I don't bother lying, can cause trouble down the line. I can BS someone perfectly though, just nothing serious, for fun really.

 

[Anathema]

You know, I lie a little, but I'm not very good at it.

Joking aside, I do. Sometimes. Not usually anymore, but I will do it if I don't want someone to know something (like what I'm getting them for Christmas.)

 

[photonrider]

Sometimes we lie without meaning to. Sometimes we lie because we only think we're telling the truth.
The other day my son asked me, "What's the World's tallest mountain?"
"Everest, of course," I answered absent-mindedly.
"Wrong," he said complacently. " And the most dangerous animal?"
"Wait, what? Who? Uh . . . Polar Bear, of course. It's at the top of the food chain. And Everest is the tallest mount--"
"Wrong again," he says sniffing, his nose going higher. "The Polar Bear is nothing. Where are the most camels in the World?"
"Saudi Arabia!" I answer triumphantly.
"Nope." He snickers as he walks off with a swagger. "Australia."

That left me speechless for the few seconds he needed to make his escape.
Now I have to go find out what the tallest mountain in the World is.

Mauna Kea?!

 

[photonrider]

Lying is acceptable in Japanese culture.

Lying is acceptable (and even expected) in western cultures as well. Being polite demands a certain degree of dishonesty, and telling the truth in all situations would be considered rude.

I'm taking this bit away from the discussion on why people like Course Maker in Gran Turismo - since a detailed discussion on the perception of why (or whether) lying is an acceptable feature of Japanese culture would only derail the topic in that thread.
What I'm interested to know is why a particular culture would be singled out for 'acceptable' lying.
Is lying not a global phenomenon playing no favourites when it comes to breeding its spawn?

 

[Liquid]

Lying, a deliberate dishonesty or untruth, separates us from the other animals.

 

[photonrider]

I was actually pondering this the other day - are animals devious? Do they 'lie' in the sense of the attitude they may display? For instance, Desmond Morris notes this and calls it 'disinformation' whereby one animal may break off an aggressive engagement by suddenly disengaging and turning to another activity while ignoring the aggressor.
There is also that orchid that 'pretends' to be the female of a certain bug so that the male then tries to mate with the flower causing the needed pollination.
These are subtle cues that 'deception' may exist in the animal kingdom.
When it comes, however, to spoken/written language - and the communication is false - then I have to say that humans have acquired a very special bit of DNA that handles it, if not to the point of evil, at least to the point of genius.
Victor Lustig comes to mind.

 

[MatskiMonk]

Often, lies grease the wheels of life.

No officer...

I found it like that...

Oh that girl, no I didn't notice...

I've paid that, maybe the cheque is still in the post...

I'd love to come to your wedding, but I'm out of the country that weekend...

..

 

[V0RT3X]

I don't really lie to others, but I do lie to myself.

 

[ScarFace88]

 

[Sage Ages]

No.






This is a lie.