Comment by ipaddr
6 hours ago
"I can't really think of a single example where lying is actually a good thing"
Lying to save a life or rape
Lying to preserve a childhood myth like Santa Claus.
Lying to avoid hurting someones feeling when knowing the truth could only bring pain
Lying to create shared cultural myths to strength society.
Lying isn't the harm you make it out to be.
Lying to the bad guys to save the good guys sounds great. Too bad everybody thinks that they are the good guys.
> Lying to preserve a childhood myth like Santa Claus.
FWIW from the very beginning, I told my son that Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, and the Easter Bunny were just a game we all played, and it's seemed just as fun to me. I don't think being lied to about Santa Claus hurt me, but still I'm not in favor of it.
I'd lie to a Nazi without a second thought though.