“ More people need to take a basic philosophy class. This whole article is a basic primer in consequentialism. If the consequences of doing action X benefit me, then I will do X. This is a simple justification for lying, as well as, well anything. The problem is, to put it simply, that human beings should be invested in unsculpted reality. So, her friend who is in Tartuffe. Let us say she is honest with her friend, that she hates Tartuffe and she wants to sit at home and soak her feet. Now, if her friend freaks out….does she really want to be friends with someone like that? What if her friend is cool, and says “oh, its no big deal…I understand.” Now, doesn’t that make her dramatic friend more awesome? Unfortunately, this author will never know…and she will have to keep lying. Lame.
Comment by Aaron. Oprah.com / CNN.com - www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/wayoflife/09/05/o.lying.game/
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