Has Lying become the way of the world?

[Sonea Fifer]

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[Efour]

Yes i dont think Lying is anything new but it does seem exacerbated in recent history since we all have had TV pumped directly into our roosm 24/7.

Lying and exageration also goes hand in hand with modern economics ooh can of worms!

 

[_Gizka_]

I'd hate to tell you the truth but you won't believe me.

Marvin <3

 

[Margaret]

Not too sure how a religious person can get arsy about lying.

 

[Tefal]

I say this because I've noticed the kinds of threads that pop up on these boards, whether they be relationship, house purchases, motoring purchases and some others..

Examples?

 

[Craig1981]

I never tell a lie. Honest!

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>_>;;

^_^;

 

[Baplad]

Honest people are just very good at lying

 

[Dirk]

Welcome to humanity. You just stepped into adulthood.

I only believe people when the start or end a sentence with "To be honest". It is the only way to tell!

Lying has always been the way of the world.

All of the above are telling the truth...

Perhaps.

 

[Tefal]

Anything that starts with,

"the truth about..."

is going to be lies.

 

[Cosimo]

Anything that starts with,

"the truth about..."

is going to be lies.

I would believe that, it's all lies.

 

[fozter]

Don't wish you were born in a different era or anything, the world has always been terribly corrupt.

 

[mufc802]

I believe not everyone lies, just those greedy types in it for the money. I try to be honest in everything I do including CV's and interviews. I guess many people lie though that's why they get the job.

 

[Surfer]

OP:


you've taken your first step into a larger world.

 

[BunnyKillBot]

Well, how much resource is poured into the Arts where actors are professionals paid and applauded to lie convincingly.

Certainly it is the domain of marketing overstate (lie) about how good a product actually is.

 

[The Dread Pirate]

Childeren are the most honest people on the planet until we teach them not to be!

 

[the shadow]

i don't believe everything i see/hear

 

[Greenlizard0]

I don't think lying is the way of the world.

Sadly it is.

'There are WMD's in Iraq'
'No, we can't sleep together tonight.'

 

[EggCustard]

I believe not everyone lies, just those greedy types in it for the money. I try to be honest in everything I do including CV's and interviews. I guess many people lie though that's why they get the job.

Yes, me too. In regards to CV's and jobs, I don't mind them getting the jobs all that much because in practise it shows whose smarter anyway. What gets me is that those who lie tend to keep their jobs. Either the managers are poor themselves or just too blind to see the writing on the wall.

 

[Evilsod]

Anything that starts with,

"the truth about..."

is going to be lies.

I think you mean

"Apparently right..."

The only exception is if its a bloke down the pub, then everything he says is absolutely true.

 

[kwerk]

It's said because honesty is worth more than any sum of money. I have more respect for an honest wino tramp than a millionaire liar. Money doesn't impress me or gain respect, honor does.

I don't really know why someone would chose to be a dishonest bad person just so they can get enough money to buy expensive status symbols to impress people?? I guess they only care about impressing other shallow dishonest people.