Wrong to lie? There are many aspects one must think of before lying, but it can be right to lie to save someone's life, or to keep some out of harms way. It can be wrong to lie if its for like your own personal gain. Thats what I think. Jeff Ratliff wrote: > Is it wrong to lie?
But even if you are lying to save someones life they might want to be aware of the truth and make their own decision on the respective subject so you don't have the right to take away their right to make their own decisions.
Well yes, I think you have a good point, everyone should have the right to the truth, even if it is not something they want to know, but if we consider that then it comes down to morals and ethics. Is it morally right to tell someone on their death bed that their son/daughter died because of their illness? Or is it right to give them peace on their remaining minutes on this planet? So yes everyone does have their right to make their own decision and we have no right to take it away from them, but what if its in a case like this, are they still entitled to the truth, or are their exceptions to this rule.
Well, I would say yes. One should never lie no matter what. One has to deal with the truths of life - no matter how hard it is. Everyone needs to face the truth - if not now then later, but by the time that "later" time comes things might get worse. Jeff Ratliff wrote: > Is it wrong to lie?
A man and his wife are in a car wreck; the wife is killed. The man has just come out of surgery. He is in bad shape, and needs to rest. His doctor has seen patients in similar conditions suffer heart attacks when told bad news. The man asks if his wife is all right. Is it OK for the doctor to lie?
I dont think its right for the doctor to tell him until the doctor feels that the man is able to handle the news. Holding the truth isn't necessarily lying. Mourning for a dead person, albeit important, can wait, and it isnt worth risking the life of another.
If it's ok to lie for the right reasons, what reasons can you think of for when it is ok to lie, or what situations have you personally been in (if any) that you have lied for the "right reason".
I think that lying in protection of some ones life, as Rafae stated, should only be made in the good judgement of that person themselves. Lying in small situations only shows innocence and poor judgment to make the right decisions. Most often however, lying itself is the wrong decision, only rarely can lying be considered the right thing to do, and again, if it is a life or death matter, the person themselves must decide whether they want to face reality (the truth) or fiction (the lies).
Tanveer Mostafa wrote: > If it's ok to lie for the right reasons, what reasons can you think of for when it is ok to lie, or what situations have you personally been in (if any) that you have lied for the "right reason".
In this situation, the man should be asked if he wants to hear straight away and the doctors should know and understand the immediate phycological impacts on sharing the truth straight away, and they would understand when a more appropriate time would be to prevent the man from dying in shock.
Jeff Ratliff wrote: > A man and his wife are in a car wreck; the wife is killed. The man has just come out of surgery. He is in bad shape, and needs to rest. His doctor has seen patients in similar conditions suffer heart attacks when told bad news. The man asks if his wife is all right. Is it OK for the doctor to lie?
started by Jeff Ratliff on 08 Sep 09
There are many aspects one must think of before lying, but it can be right to lie to save someone's life, or to keep some out of harms way. It can be wrong to lie if its for like your own personal gain.
Thats what I think.
Jeff Ratliff wrote:
> Is it wrong to lie?
Jeff Ratliff wrote:
> Is it wrong to lie?
Jeff Ratliff wrote:
> Is it wrong to lie?
Jeff Ratliff wrote:
> Is it wrong to lie?
Tanveer Mostafa wrote:
> If it's ok to lie for the right reasons, what reasons can you think of for when it is ok to lie, or what situations have you personally been in (if any) that you have lied for the "right reason".
Jeff Ratliff wrote:
> A man and his wife are in a car wreck; the wife is killed. The man has just come out of surgery. He is in bad shape, and needs to rest. His doctor has seen patients in similar conditions suffer heart attacks when told bad news. The man asks if his wife is all right. Is it OK for the doctor to lie?