Everybody lies; whether its big lies which can end up hurting people or just little white lies which are told to protect someone for example. Personally i cannot lie to save my life, literally i just give myself away straightaway as i am terrible at it! Although if i have to lie to protect myself or somebody around me i will; this is the only type of lying that i think is acceptable. Lying is bad behaviour but if it is to stop someone from being hurt or getting upset then i think its okay. Since weve been born weve been around people lying; the first thing that comes to mind is father christmas; were lied to as a child about him, about the tooth fairy, and the easter bunny. Why is this? Is it because children are more innocent and believe anything we say so we dont see it as lying, or because we know that we will get away with it....
Here's a link that talks about why parents lie to children if u want to read more http://www.paulgraham.com/lies.html
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