Would you tell a huge lie if it were better for everyone involved?

Contributor: misterazor misterazor
would you tell a HUGE lie if you knew it would be better for everyone?
Answers (private voting - your screen name will NOT appear in the results):
yes, i would lie if it meant keeping lives from falling apart
17  (59%)
no, i would have to tell the truth even if it destroyed lives
12  (41%)
Total votes: 29
Poll is closed
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Contributor: tatterroll tatterroll
telling the truth is alway better for me... id rather say it now than in come out later in the wash..
01/02/2013
Contributor: KinkyNicki92 KinkyNicki92
I have a guilty concious
01/02/2013
Contributor: ARPKasso ARPKasso
It depends on what I'd be lying about, but if it seems necessary I'd lie.
01/02/2013
Contributor: Breas Breas
Quote:
Originally posted by tatterroll
telling the truth is alway better for me... id rather say it now than in come out later in the wash..
Same here.
01/02/2013
Contributor: Loriandhubby Loriandhubby
i voted the no, but i would not speak bad of someone or uncover someones truth. it is not my place to bring such pain to someone. i would never want to see a life destroyed.
01/02/2013
Contributor: Kirill1171 Kirill1171
no, i would have to tell the truth even if it destroyed lives
01/02/2013
Contributor: Rod Ronald Rod Ronald
I have had to in the past, just to save an older person from dying of heart break.
01/02/2013
Contributor: PropertyOfPotter PropertyOfPotter
If it was my business to say something, I would be honest. However, I would never share someone else's truth just because.
01/02/2013
Contributor: - Kira - - Kira -
I'm honest to a fault. It gets me in trouble sometimes. I always feel it's better to tell the truth than lie.
01/02/2013
Contributor: Beck Beck
It would really depend on the situation. I would if it were the best thing to do.
01/02/2013
Contributor: panthercat23 panthercat23
I would rather tell the truth but sometimes it's not possible.
01/02/2013
Contributor: sweetpea12 sweetpea12
Quote:
Originally posted by misterazor
would you tell a HUGE lie if you knew it would be better for everyone?
Yes I would
01/02/2013
Contributor: RedKyuubi RedKyuubi
I would not
01/02/2013
Contributor: Sweet-n-Playful Sweet-n-Playful
Quote:
Originally posted by misterazor
would you tell a HUGE lie if you knew it would be better for everyone?
I might under certain circumstances.
01/02/2013
Contributor: roskat roskat
Depends on the lie. I might lie.
01/02/2013
Contributor: Leather & Lace Leather & Lace
It would really depend on the lie.
01/02/2013
Contributor: JennSenn JennSenn
I might probably try to lie. But I'm not that good and it depends on the lie.
01/02/2013
Contributor: Bethy Cassatt Bethy Cassatt
I would try, but bad lies eat me up inside. It has to be for the greater good.
01/02/2013
Contributor: Gone (LD29) Gone (LD29)
It would depend on the situation for me.
01/02/2013
Contributor: Living Doll Living Doll
It's hard for me to say that I would or wouldn't without knowing the situation first.
01/02/2013
Contributor: spiced spiced
I agree that it depends on the situation. When I was young and somewhat sociopathic, I told a lot of lies, some of them for my benefit at the expense of others--but also many for the benefit of others, even occasionally at my own expense. I don't regret the ones I told to help others.

Now that I'm older and much more empathetic, I believe it's usually better to tell the truth and almost always best to be honest with the people you're closest to. But in my opinion, there's no need to be obsessive about it.

Whatever will bring the greatest benefit while causing the least harm is, in my opinion, the right course of action, even if it means breaking rules.
01/03/2013
Contributor: Bignuf Bignuf
Quote:
Originally posted by misterazor
would you tell a HUGE lie if you knew it would be better for everyone?
I hate lying, in that you have to remember a falsehood. It is much easier to tell the truth. Nothing to "keep track of" then. However, sometimes a little white lie is not a bad thing at all.

"Does this dress make me look fat"? The person asking rarely wants to hear "hell yes".

Of course, your question covers a broader context and yes, if a little lie would protect people, then I would indeed consider it.
01/03/2013
Contributor: Bignuf Bignuf
Quote:
Originally posted by Bethy Cassatt
I would try, but bad lies eat me up inside. It has to be for the greater good.
Well said.
01/03/2013
Contributor: Bignuf Bignuf
Quote:
Originally posted by Rod Ronald
I have had to in the past, just to save an older person from dying of heart break.
Good example. Yes.
01/03/2013