First of all, lying is natural. It is not something that is learned, rather something that we as humans do biologically. Lying is something that is a part of us from birth. A good example is young children and the tall tales that they often tell. Children are not taught how to tell tall tales, it is simply something that is a part of them by nature. In saying that, I believe it is also important to mention that fact that most of these tall tales in which children tell are often very harmless and do no damage to anyone. Knowing this, it a wonder how people see lying as somethi

The collective human consciousness next needs to realize, that in order to survive here on Earth, it is essential to deceive. Studies show that much deception is done with the intent to spare someone’s feelings or a relationship between a loved one, and much of the time, it is necessary to spare the feelings of a loved one. It is hard to imagine how being concerned about someone’s emotional well being is considered to be disgraceful. Often times telling the truth will cause your loved one more pain than if you were to just tell them what they want to hear. As quoted by Robert J. Ringer, “People say they love truth, but in reality, they want to believe that that which they love is true.” It is often said that people want to be told the truth so that is why they should in turn tell the truth. In agreeing with Ringer, I believe that it is safe to say that this is not completely true. For example, people may say that they would want to know if a lover was cheating on them. But isn’t ignorance bliss? Wasn’t life much better when there was a Santa Clause, a tooth fairy? Even though what you believed wasn’t reality, it felt much better than the truth. The same thing can be said for the cheating lover. In reality, no one would want to know that their lover was cheating on them. They would rather be in the bliss of ignorance, as long as they were happy, and their emotions were away from harm. As Stephan King says: “Only enemies speak the truth. Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty.”

Saving the feelings of someone in which you care about is a good reason why people lie, however, saving your own ass is another good reason why people lie. Say you’re at a small job interview at a mall or something and they ask you a question about your past experience. You know that you do not have any and for that they would not hire you, but you also know that they will not be checking up on your past experience. Now, many people hearing this situation would say that it would be wrong and stupid to lie

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