I routinely see people who claim to be something they obviously are not, i.e. "I am a scientist" or "I am an atheist". I am sure there are people claiming to be other things. Can we all agree that this is wrong, whether you want to use the word sin or not?
2007-12-27 10:16:19 · 22 answers · asked by in a handbasket 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I tell women at bars I'm a surgeon and an astronaut. Is that bad?
2007-12-27 10:18:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 2⤋
Mhm.
Actually, though, anyone could say they are a scientist. A scientist is one who attempts or completes / has attempted or completed some type of scientific expiriment. Nearly 99.9 percent of the U.S. population has done this as some point; we're all scientists. However, scientist by career, you're correct that they're most likely not.
I don't think it's a "sin," persay. But wrong? Yes. If someone reads that and thinks, "Okay, it's from a scientist. It's accurate," then tries to use it in real life, it could end in more harm than good, regardless of the motive behind the lie.
2007-12-27 10:20:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
there's a reason the effect of a polygraph attempt are actually not admissible in court docket. harmless people have failed them and responsible people have exceeded them. in simple terms because of the fact the outcomes are inadmissible in court docket and unreliable does no longer mean that failing a polygraph won't injury your attractiveness. i latterly examine an editorial approximately somebody accused of against the regulation that exceeded a polygraph. The police made a assertion that they exceeded basically because of the fact they have been applying countermeasures to cheat the attempt. In a difficulty like this you fail the attempt no remember what the outcomes. the two you're mendacity and responsible once you fail, sneaky and cheating in case you bypass.
2016-10-09 06:32:42 · answer #3 · answered by javoronkov 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've sarcastically said I was a treefrog before; technically, that's a lie about my credentials. But is it immoral? It's not like anyone really believes I'm a treefrog.
People lie about stupider stuff - I only find it truly immoral if it will cause harm to others.
2007-12-27 13:41:26 · answer #4 · answered by Cheese Fairy - Mummified 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree totally. Posing, cloning, and claiming credentials that you do not have are all morally wrong.
I would also say that misquoting and quoting out of context are also morally wrong.
2007-12-27 10:22:09 · answer #5 · answered by Pirate AM™ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Except for James. Everyone knows that the ladies love an astronaut...mmmmm....driving those orange corvette stingrays and all...
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2007-12-27 10:24:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Well, it's lying in order to give your crappy argument some credibility which it doesn't deserve, most times. Which is wrong. Of course some people have no shame.
2007-12-27 10:21:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
"Can we all agree that people lying about their credentials is not moral?" - Yes. I think it's called 'not being truthful', and all religions are against not being honest.
2007-12-27 10:51:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I agree absolutely and get tired of all these nonsense questions from people who claim to be this or that just to be "amusing". To me, it just makes them look foolish.
2007-12-27 10:20:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, because being an atheist or a theist is just your belief-system. You don't earn a degree in order to be an atheist.
2007-12-27 10:19:55 · answer #10 · answered by mrr86 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If your a liar, then it is sin. I think it's morally and ethically wrong to say you are something that you are not.
2007-12-27 10:19:34 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋