自己写的
文章并没有给一个明确的答案而是提到了两种情况
其一以为自己获得利益为目的的谎是不对的
其二非恶意的谎言(whitelies)是合情合理的
而文章结尾留下思考的空间
Whenwewereyoung,weweretaughtthatlyingiswrongandweshouldneverlie.However,asIgrewup,Istartedtowonderifthisisactuallytrue.Shouldwetellalie?
Lyingisimmoralinmostofthecases,suchdeceivingothersforourownbenefit.Takeforinstancelyingtoteacherstoavertpunishmentswhenyoumakeamistake.Moreover,onceapersonlied,heusuallyhastotellmoreliestocoverupforthatlie.Andifheisfoundoutlying,hewilllosehiscredibilityandnobodywillbelievehimanymore.Weshouldneverliesinthesesituations.
Yet,insomeinstances,Ithinkitisreasonablethatwelie,infactlyingwouldbeabetteroptionthantellingthetruth.WhenIwasyoung,Mygrandfatherwasdiagnosedwithmalignantcancer.Heaskedmewhetherhewasgoingtodie,andIreplied,"Thedoctorssaidyouwouldbefineandyouwouldbedischargedfromhospitalsoon."Bytellinglie,Imadehimfeelhappyandcheerfulinthelastmonthsofhislifeandmeanwhilesavedhimfromgrieving.Thisisatypicalexampleofwhitelies.Whiteliesareharmlessliespeopletell,tomaketheotherpartyinvolvedintheconversationhappy.
Toconclude,justlikethingsareneverone-sided,Ithinkitisnotappropriatetojudgewhetherweshouldnevertelllies,orweshouldtelllies.Instead,whetherweshouldtellaliedependsonthesituation,andweshouldjudgethesesituationscarefully.