2007-10-17 20:28:52 · 16 answers · asked by Holiday Magic 7 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
I think that it depends. If the omission is an effort to deceive the person then it is lying. If omitting the truth will have no affect on the person's decision of the matter then it doesn't matter and I wouldn't consider that lying.
2007-10-18 08:23:55 · answer #1 · answered by Fordman 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If someone asks you a question, and you omit the truth - yes it's lying. If you are telling a story and you omit the truth - it's not really a 'true' story, is it? If I omit the truth and I feel guilty, then I know it really is the same as lying.
2007-10-17 20:42:51 · answer #2 · answered by tlkn2myslf 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't think these are the same.
Somtimes you need to omit the truth.
We do so for any number of reasons.
At times to spare someone's feelings or to protect them from some harsher reality.
Generally, omitting the truth is for the benefit of the other person.
Lying is intentional with a specific gain in mind, usually self-motivated. It is the far more damaging of the two.
2007-10-17 21:36:32 · answer #3 · answered by Yellowstonedogs 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Omitting the truth isn't the same as lying. You just left it out.
2007-10-17 20:37:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, you sometimes want to spare people's feelings. If you ALWAYS told the truth to everyone you know, you would end up making certain people feel worse and stressed out. Sometimes, it is better to spare people's feelings and maybe tell them at a better time or not at all if it isn't really important. For example, would you want to call up your Mom to tell her that you slept with three guys on the same night on a drunken binge just to get it off your chest while you know she is working 70 hours a week plus has issues at home going on? Probably you would omit that information even though Mom is like your best friend. Mom can't take that crap right now. It would be worse to tell her the truth in this such made up, wacky scenario.
2007-10-17 20:41:08 · answer #5 · answered by August lmagination 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Lying is defined as:
a.) omitting the truth
b.) failing to not omit the truth
c.) gazintas
2007-10-17 20:36:42 · answer #6 · answered by Chris M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, unless what was omitted was a necessary part of the truth that needed to be revealed. (i.e., the whole truth can cause pain, and includes parts that aren't necessary to the subject)
2007-10-18 04:44:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It can be. But sometimes it is no one else's business to know...
Others will disagree because they think everything is their business to know.
Conversations with other people take place on a verbal level and also a non-verbal level. What you communicate to others depends on your relationship to them. We often have implied agreements not to withhold vital information from one another.
So it is important to communicate your intentions clearly. Don't assume that a smile will ensure honesty from another person.
I do not routinely withhold information from others because I would lose my spontaneity.... I do not want the burden of looking over my shoulder all the time.
2007-10-17 20:54:43 · answer #8 · answered by flip33 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
human beings misinform shield issues like secrets and techniques, ...your emotions, and an entire variety of alternative harmless issues. if your woman chum or spouse needs you to tell her if she seems fat, what are you going to assert? If shes the size of a Boeing 747 possibly you would be honest possibly no longer. As my uncle Tito consistently says ...Fa gidda abou dit.
2016-10-04 01:56:07 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Legally I think it is considered lying by omission.
It is something I am quite good at, to protect my butt.
2007-10-18 10:12:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋