JOURNAL SET 2: WHY DO PEOPLE TELL LIE?

 

    Lying is one of the most common behaviors in society. There are a lot of reasons behind the lies.  

    Firstly, people lie to hide information. In society, people are expected to in a certain manners and when people don’t act like that they can fell disappointed and isolated. However, lying help them to avoid conflict. Lying is easier than meeting expectations of people. Secondly, people lie to gain attention, respect, power etc. Namely, when people create a new truth, it becomes more effective. Thirdly, people tell lie to escape from punishment because they are scared of the consequences of their lies. To illustrate, if a child knows that he has done something wrong and is afraid of being punished by parents, he tends to lie not to be punished. However, many times that just makes it worse because they have to keep on lying. Lastly, people tell lies to deceive other people. For instance, in online world people may hide their own identity and deceive others by giving false information about themselves. Probably, this is the most harmful type of lying because this is like taking other’s belongings or life.

    Despite bad sides of lying, people seem to feel lying in some circumstances is acceptable. For instance, sometimes we can be obliged to say white lies. Howbeit, we must avoid lying.