Friday, October 4, 2013

Philosopher of the week: Immanuel Kant

Is it always wrong to tell a lie?  Is it always important to tell the truth?  Can you think of circumstances in which telling a lie would be justified?

20 comments:

  1. It isn't always wrong to tell a lie if it is for something good. It is important tell the truth, but if you have to lie for a good cause it is fine.

    ReplyDelete
  2. In my opinion, I believe telling a lie is often wrong but sometimes necessary. The truth is important, but can be too difficult to hear. An example happens to be when a friend gets a new shirt and wants to hear your opinion. Now you may despise the shirt, yet you want to make your friend feel good; you are forced to lie.

    ReplyDelete
  3. I don't think it is always wrong to tell a lie. It is always important to tell the truth, but if you are trying to protect someones feelings then it is okay to lie.

    ReplyDelete
  4. I think it's okay to lie sometimes, if it is for good reason. If you are trying to protect someone's feelings or save someone from getting hurt. But if you're lying just to get out of something, it's not okay.

    ReplyDelete
  5. In some situations it is justified to tell a lie, because you may want to keep a secret away from someone. If you are just being rude by lying it isn't justified and you shouldn't lie, but tell the truth.

    ReplyDelete
  6. No I don't think it is always wrong to tell a lie because if you had to tell a lie to save a family members life or save a friend from being embarrassed then I think most people would tell a lie.

    ReplyDelete
  7. I think it is okay to tell a lie if it is to protect someone's feelings. Most of the time you should tell the truth.

    ReplyDelete
  8. In some situations it is justified to tell a lie, because you may want to keep a secret away from someone. If you are just being rude by lying it isn't justified and you shouldn't lie, but tell the truth.

    ReplyDelete
  9. It's okay if you tell a lie, but only if it's a white lie. You should tell the truth most of the time.

    ReplyDelete
  10. I don't think a lie every once and a while will hurt if it doesn't make anyone feel worse than before. You should normally tell the truth.

    ReplyDelete
  11. No it is okay to lie if they ask if they are ugly and they are you say yes to not hurt their feelings.

    ReplyDelete
  12. Sometimes you can have a situation that it is granted to tell a lie, but it still isn't okay all of the time.

    ReplyDelete
  13. I think people should not lie unless it is a lie that improves someones self-esteem. Like saying they look good today, when they don't.

    ReplyDelete
  14. I think it's okay to tell a little white lie if it's to protect somebody. Otherwise it isn't okay.

    ReplyDelete
  15. I don't think people should lie. If the lie isn't major and it isn't going to hurt anyone, I think it is okay.

    ReplyDelete
  16. I think people should lie unless it for the better like if someone asks if they look good and want an honest opinion, especially if its a really good friend that you don't want to loose.

    ReplyDelete
  17. Telling a lie is not always bad because if someone's life is at stake then it is okay.

    ReplyDelete
  18. I don't believe in lying a whole lot but there are definitely some time where lying is okay, like when someone asks you if they look okay. If your best friends I recommend telling them the truth but if your just regular friends its common courtesy to lie.

    ReplyDelete
  19. I think it is ok to tell a lie as long as its not for a bad reasion

    ReplyDelete
  20. I don't think people should lie if it is something petty. But if it is something like saving a life, you should though.

    ReplyDelete