2006-07-03 09:19:01 · 8 answers · asked by MORENITA 4 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
If you define a lie as not telling the truth then it is a lie. Now whether or not it is moral to tell this sort of lie is a completely different question.
Suppose you were in Germany during WWII and you knew your neighbor was Jewish and the SS come to question you. They ask you, "Are there any Jews is this neighborhood?" To be truthful under this circumstance would be immoral, in my opinion, where as the lie would be moral.
Pax
Pablito
2006-07-03 09:26:29 · answer #1 · answered by Pablito 5 · 3⤊ 3⤋
a lie is a lie. The person you are protecting will probably find out after all and then wonder why you didn't warn them. Truth is generally the best policy.
2006-07-03 09:26:34 · answer #2 · answered by ssavage23 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes....but it's ok to lie to protect someone...that's what family and friends are for.....as long as you're not protecting a murderer, child molester, child abuser, animal abuser, wife beater, rapist or someone who hurt a little old lady.
2006-07-03 09:23:32 · answer #3 · answered by pet stylist 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is still lying you said so yourself, read over your question if you don't get what i mean .
2006-07-03 13:52:09 · answer #4 · answered by You're just .......... 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is lying but with a good purpose ,,, so don't worry
you did it right !!!
2006-07-03 09:22:37 · answer #5 · answered by Maria 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a lie is always a lie......it's a matter of if you can live with it....
2006-07-03 15:39:27 · answer #6 · answered by sstooc2001 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah, lying is lying.
2006-07-03 11:33:38 · answer #7 · answered by lucky 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
of course, no doubt about it. if you kill a chicken for dinner or to sell, you still kill the chicken doesn't matter why you kill it
2006-07-03 09:23:30 · answer #8 · answered by jean 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋