2006-09-13 02:08:52 · 10 answers · asked by jarynth3 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
If you take "honest" to mean "always telling the truth" and "dishonest" to mean "NEVER telling the truth", then the riddle wouldn't have any correct answer.
If I ask you "are you honest?" and you say no, it doesn't make you a complete liar, though. It's sufficient that you SOMETIMES don't tell the truth not to be considered honest. In this case, it doesn't matter what your answer to the other (i.e. the "external") question is, since I have no way to assess if you're telling the truth this time.
Honest people, however, will never be able to give a consistent answer. So in a mechanical world the criterion would be "the person is lying if and only if they're answering".
Of course, as your answers demonstrate, your reaction will depend on your logical skills. Man, I had to post it in three categories for someone to realize it's a riddle! Even in the riddle category...
2006-09-13 06:55:38 · update #1
My answer would be the same. I think...
2006-09-13 02:18:06 · answer #1 · answered by Boingy Tigger 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I feel sometimes that I am one of the most honest people. I don't lie about anything really. I cannot stand people who do lie, and I cannot figure out why anyone would. It takes too much energy for one thing to lie, and is sooo much easier to just tell the truth. However, little 'white lies' as I call them, are okay, for example say your bf/gf husband/wife made a dinner they worked really hard to make and you thought it tasted terrible, and you didn't want to hurt their feelings when they asked how you liked it, you might say yes so you wouldn't hurt their feelings even if it tasted like s h i t. So those are the times when I feel it okay to lie.
2006-09-13 09:47:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. ..Not so honest..
Sometimes we save 'a little' as strictly private.
Maybe because of pride, or ashame, or have intention to lie!
So hard to find people with pure heart..
2006-09-13 09:14:46 · answer #3 · answered by ★ yaya ★ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry dude, try rephrasing you're question and maybe give an example.
I try to be honest, and sometimes I make honest mistakes.
2006-09-13 09:15:39 · answer #4 · answered by Anria A 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honesty is exclusively for those who love you without constraints. Otherwise it is a bad habit, and false reasoning.
2006-09-13 11:40:07 · answer #5 · answered by Wintermute 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My answer has been (yeah, I've been asked before), "I don't know but I'll let you be the judge of that." He asked me again, so I replied, "I honestly don't know but I TRY to be."
2006-09-13 11:25:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honestly, I'm not very honest.
2006-09-13 09:17:50 · answer #7 · answered by inner_bakura101 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not.I will say the same: yes,I am honest,I like to say what is true.
2006-09-13 09:15:31 · answer #8 · answered by cobrasnake 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. I am honest all the way
2006-09-13 09:50:18 · answer #9 · answered by Baby_Apocalypse 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nice!
2006-09-13 12:10:54 · answer #10 · answered by zack32460 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋