Liar Liar Cheat

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The point of this exercise was to examine the nature, extent, acceptability of various kinds of deception. 

1.      Which cards did your group find easiest to place? Which did you find most difficult?

We found that the worst things were the easiest things to place while the more obscure situation based were hardest to place.

2.      How similar or different was your order from that of other groups? Were there any surprises?

Almost all the groups had the really bad ones like lying under oath as the worst but everything in between differed per group.

3.      Were there cases where you'd need more information about the context before placing it?

Yes! Almost every other question really needed like a paragraph of info behind it.

4.      How many of these forms of deception have you engaged in - be honest :)?

The little ones, loads of times, I believe that “white lies” are part of every day living, however, I can honestly say that thankfully, the more the lie is frowned upon, the less I’ve done it.

5.      How widespread do you think deception is in the population at large?

Like I said, lies build our social network. Lies are the concrete holding the building blocks of a relationship together. Most of the time, lies are told with good intentions, however, some of the worst catastrophes in history have been the results of good intentions.

6.      How do you define a "lie" - which of these cards would you classify as "not a lie" and why?

Santa is real= not a lie, mostly just because it doesn’t reach the standards by which I define a lie by.

I saw him murder her=I define a lie as something that has the potential to physically or mentally hurt someone or something. Which this does, this one lie could and probably will ruin lives.

7.      Under what circumstances, if any, is it acceptable to mislead or deceive other people? Should we tell the truth at any cost, or are other things, such as happiness, more important?

I think that in most situations, happiness is more important than always telling the truth, however if the sadness a person would feel later outweighs the happiness presently felt at the time, then I think the truth is in that person’s best interest in which I would then proceed to tell the truth. Though I think that safety comes first when dealing with things such as national security and I believe that everything should be done to keep everyone safe, within reason.

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