Everyone lies all the time about anything and everything.
small things and big.
i lie all the time... i lie to myself when im watching football. last year when i was watching Arsenal play in the Champions League final againt Barcelona after the score was 2-1, i lied to myself and convinced myself that arsenal would score 2 goals in the remaining 13 minutes of the game to lift the trophy they had yearned for, for so long!!... it was highly unlikely but possible...!!
i agree with Jade about Santa, why should you tell your child about Santa when he does not exist? you are lying to them for no reason, why does a child need to know about a person that is not real??.. im not sure if its part of the Christian faith, if it isnt then why promote Santa? i know he is associated with Saint Nicholas but not sure how Santa Clause came about. i would appreciate it if someone could inform me about it.
im not sure if witholding the truth is part of lying, im more on the side of saying its not lying because its just that we are not telling the person part of the truth.. it all comes down to wether you would rather tell someone the truth and hurt them?? or lie and see them happy?
sometimes people just lie for fun as some sort of an adrenaline rush to see what they can get away with.. i lied to my friend once that i was going out with Fredrik Ljungberg, and she believed me!!.. that lie only worked because she didnt know anything about Arsenal or football at all!.. and i lied on that occasion because she kept pestering me about why i didnt have a boyfriend, so i was inclined to shut her up.. hence the lie...!
Some of the reasons people choose to lie include the desire to:
- Avoid conflict,
- Avoid someone else' s anger or hurt,
- Avoid hurting someone' s feelings,
- Diminish someone else or make them feel bad,
- Feel more worthy of admiration and respect,
Gain power, - Avoid having to face an unpleasant truth about themselves,
- Avoid admitting mistakes, and
- Keep "the boat from rocking", hoping everything will pass over, unnoticed.
here is a website containing an article about lying: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4072816/
how to lie well: http://www.soyouwanna.com/site/syws/lie/lie.html
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