Not all lies are hurtful. In fact,
sometimes lying is the best approach for protecting our privacy and that of others,
some researchers say. Some deception, such as boasting and lies in the name of
tact and politeness, reclassified are considered as less serious. Bald-faced
lies (whether they involve leaving out the truth or putting in something
false), are harmful, as they corrode trust and intimacy—the glue of society.
We all lie, all the time. It causes
problems, to say the least. So why do we do it?
It boils down to the shifting sands of the self
and trying to look good to others and ourselves. According to the experts "It's
tied in with self-esteem," "We find that as soon as people feel that
their self-esteem is threatened, they immediately begin to lie at higher
levels."
"We're trying not so much to
impress other people but to maintain a view of ourselves that is consistent
with the way they would like ourselves to be, we want to be agreeable, to make
the social situation smoother or easier, and to avoid insulting others through
disagreement or discord.
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