Lies

This week in class we briefly discussed the concept of lying and reasons why we lie. It got me thinking whether it was really ever OK to lie. What if you were protecting yourself or others? Then again, the reason why you most likely might be protecting them is because of an even bigger lie. This thought reminded me of a movie I saw recently called "The Invention of Lying." A summary and some pictures from the movie are (click ->) here. Basically, the movie takes place in a world where everybody tells the truth. I believe this could never happen because trust is too big of an issue in the world. Even the leaders of our country, like Rod Blagojevich, have compromised the confidence this nation has put in them. Perhaps it is necessary that politicians lie because the public doesn't want to hear the truth. There is a lot of pressure on politicians these days to have clean images, and we only want to hear what we want to hear these days. Why not just keep everybody happy? Tell me what you think.