or is pretending a form of lying?
2006-12-27 14:57:34 · 12 answers · asked by kascade 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
it depends on how much you're pretending...
2006-12-27 15:02:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What a very interesting question....
I think it depends. For example, a child plays house and pretends to be a mommy. That is not lying!!! But a person can pretend to be something that they are not and they mislead those around them. That is like lying!
2006-12-27 15:02:37 · answer #2 · answered by Lori 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An actor "pretends" when he is on stage or in a movie. They are entertaining. A child "pretends" when they play house or school or war. They are learning social skills. None of those are lying.
But if the "pretending" is done to deceive, mislead, cover up, etc., it is not "pretending", it is lying.
2006-12-27 15:14:16 · answer #3 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are a young child then pretending is expected. When you have reached an age that you are able to decifer right from wrong then "pretending" is also "LYING". I hope that this makes some sense. Have a great evening!
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2006-12-27 15:02:17 · answer #4 · answered by Eds 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, pretending is misleading a person to think the way you want them to but lying is just when you tell false stories.
2006-12-27 14:59:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
once you pretend, you makebelieve. you could pretend which you're a action picture star, or a ninja or some thing. yet once you flow around telling human beings and appearing such as you're a ninja or well known action picture star then thats basically mendacity. i think you're able to say pretending is nearly a teenagers element or once you're older an fool's element (pretending to be some thing whilst youre basically joking...) mendacity is telling some thing that may no longer authentic... pretending is appearing.
2016-10-28 12:40:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
From humanities point of view no! But, in reality Yes, according to the Spiritual Essence of God's Law. That's what it says in truth and not what the wording or what the law says at face value.
In reality, humankind believes there is nothing wrong about fibs, white lies, fabrication and the such.
2006-12-27 15:05:09 · answer #7 · answered by n_007pen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not if you get busted telling a lie and saying you were only pretending.
2006-12-27 15:04:27 · answer #8 · answered by Gary M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Santa Claus and God are pretend.
Telling someone you didn't steal their stapler when you did is lying.
The first is living life as if something exists.
The second is telling someone else to live their life as if the truth didn't exist.
2006-12-27 15:03:40 · answer #9 · answered by NHBaritone 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its like false prophets and deceivers
but in modern translation.
2006-12-27 15:05:15 · answer #10 · answered by john a 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋