Assertion: liar's lie | /r/HasProperty | bad
Facets:
value: very
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: Lying is bad because a generally truthful world is a good thing: lying diminishes trust between human beings: if people generally didn't tell the truth, life would become very difficult, as nobody could be trusted and nothing you heard or read could be trusted - you would have to find everything out for yourself an untrusting world is also bad for liars - lying isn't much use if everyone is doing it
text: If honesty is a virtue in the particular system involved, then lying is a bad thing.
text: Lying is a bad habit.
text: Lying is bad because it treats those who are lied to as a means to achieve the liar's purpose, rather than as a valuable end in themselves
text: Lying is bad because it makes it difficult for the person being lied to make a free and informed decision about the matter concerned Lies lead people to base their decisions on false information
text: Lying is bad because it cannot sensibly be made into a universal principle Many people think that something should only be accepted as an ethical rule if it can be applied in every case
text: Lying is bad because it's a basic moral wrong Some things are fundamentally bad - lying is one of them
text: Lying is bad because it's something that Good People don't do Good behaviour
text: Lying is bad because it corrupts the liar Telling lies may become a habit
text: Some religious people argue Lying is bad because it misuses the God-given gift of human communication God gave humanity speech so that they could accurately share their thoughts - lying
text: Some philosophers say lying is bad because language is essential to human societies and carries the obligation to use it truthfully When people use language they effectively 'make a contract' to use it in a particular way - one of the clauses of this contract is not to use language deceitfully
text: it requires a person to consider the consequences to society in general of telling lies as well as the consequences for those actually involved So most Utilitarian thinkers don't apply it on a case by case basis but use the theory to come up with some general principles -- perhaps along the lines of: Lying is bad, because it causes harm to people it reduces society's general respect for truth;
text: Paying ransom for hostages — and lying about it to the American people — are bad enough to have the public storming the White House with pitchforks and throwing Obama’s possessions onto the lawn.
text: Which is why I always advise my clients that lying is a very bad thing.