outside looking in said:What a nice sentiment prof, but one I have to laugh at. The ability to lie is an evolved trait; we have the ability because it serves a purpose. If always telling the truth was unquestionably better, we would likely have evolved differently. While I share the same ideas as you for the most part, I realize like sam that in some cases telling a lie does less harm than telling the truth. No, not nearly as often as people would lead themselves to believe, but circumstances do exist. As for this specific circumstance - well if you can't take a joke...
I know, it's a cold pill to swallow. But hey, I'm just telling the truth.
Ditto.