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Lying 101, Monday Second Period

Lito began today's class by saying, "One thing we have not talked about yet in this class is the ethics of lying. It's a terrible thing, yes? To look someone in the face and lie to them. It is a violation of their trust. Someone is trusting you to tell them the truth, and you do not do it. You're breaking faith with them. And yet sometimes, it's...is it necessary? No, it's never necessary, but maybe you feel the consequences of lying are less than the consequences of telling the truth. Not morally, maybe, but for other reasons. Your safety, the safety of those you care about. To save your career or your social life, or to keep someone from being hurt, whether that is physically or emotionally, you make that decision to not tell the truth, because by lying, you are the only one who is hurt. So how do you decide when it is worth it?

"I cannot tell you what is the right answer here. I've said before, I am very good at lying, and that is because I have done a lot of it. Professionally, but," he shrugged, "also in my personal life. I felt like I had to. Maybe it was, or maybe I was lying to myself as well. That's the thing, sometimes you lie so much you forget how to tell the truth. You have to watch out for that, no?" He clapped his hands together and rubbed them briskly. "So. Let's talk about this. When is it worth it, to you, to lie to someone?"