2007-08-08 23:03:33 · 16 answers · asked by Justin H 7 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
sleepwalker69: you don't understand the actual question or you don't understand what I mean by the question. If it's the former, it's simply a matter of your interpretation.
2007-08-08 23:08:31 · update #1
It goes to motivation.
Both lying and failing to tell the truth can be acts of deception.
Lying is always an act of concealment however, and failing to tell the truth can be but it can also be an error of ommision.
However, neither is always wrong. Both have appropriate uses.
2007-08-09 00:25:39 · answer #1 · answered by Louise H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you mean that when my husband comes home late from work and I say, "Where have you been?" And he says , "Oh, the traffic was horrendous." Was he lying because he omitted telling me that he stopped at a friends house to BS for an hour, even though the traffic really WAS horrendous. Yes, that's a lie.
If someone asks me , "How many children have you had?" Let's say I lost a child in childbirth, but I don't mention it because it is none of that person's business, no that's not a lie. That's exercising my right to privacy.
So it depends on the situation.
2007-08-08 23:14:43 · answer #2 · answered by batouttahell 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lying...is failing to tell the truth. So yes.
2007-08-08 23:12:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. If someone asks you a question and you lie, it is one thing, failing to volunteer the truth, can be another. There can be times when this is necessary.
i.e. If asked, does my bum look big in this?
You can tell truth and say yes...or...you can say, that outfit looks good, and omit saying that the bum still looks bloody huge.
2007-08-08 23:09:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most of the time, yes. But, I would consider them not the same, if you knew about something and didn't say anything because it wasn't your truth to tell. Does that make sense?
2007-08-08 23:08:46 · answer #5 · answered by Funny Girl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no and your question dosnt make any sense
soz i just woke up and didnt read it properly, no i dont think there the same thing if your asked a question and dont tell the truth its lying but if your not asked and dont actually say then its not
2007-08-08 23:05:54 · answer #6 · answered by sleepwalker69 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it is not da same thing.
Lying is saying I am a virgin to every girl you sleep wit.
Failin to tell da truth is saying you lookin good when someone is recovering in da hospital.
2007-08-08 23:20:22 · answer #7 · answered by lilone_onpnt02 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope Lying is lying faillign to tell the truth is forgetting he he
2007-08-08 23:06:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
no
we all not what lying is
but failing to tell the truth could mean that you just chose to leave something out
2007-08-08 23:06:10 · answer #9 · answered by Scuba Steve 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes the difference is the same
2007-08-08 23:06:36 · answer #10 · answered by ladyluck 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋