Lying is a bad thing to do. Naturally, I endorse it wholeheartedly. I'm evil, remember?
I have always found it fascinating, the double-standard we have, that "lying is wrong," yet not only is it often condoned, it is even required of us every day.
Don't blame a prank you did on a classmate, but when grandma gives you the fifth woolen sweater this Christmas, smile and tell her you love it. Don't keep your wife in the dark about who you're really "going bowling" with, but tell her that dress does not in fact make her look fat, even if she's the envy of a hippopotamus. You get the idea.
When we lie in order to protect ourselves from social disapproval, it is called politeness. We mask our real thoughts, feelings, and intentions behind honeyed words and false smiles. When we lie to protect ourselves from any other kind of problem, it is called dishonesty. See the hypocrisy?
The most ironic thing of all is that one of the Ten Commandments, "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor," is perpetually used as a weapon against any kind of lie, conveniently ignoring the second half of the sentence: ...Against thy neighbor. Apparently, bearing false witness (i.e. lying) is perfectly fine by Moses' standards so long as you aren't doing it to hurt another person.
Yeah, yeah, I'm sure there are other places in the Bible that say lying in any form is wrong. I'm just pointing out the irony, hypocrisy and simple-mindedness so often found in our culture. The real issue of lying, like most issues, is far more complicated than black and white.
And of course, evil folk like me can ignore the difference altogether and lie all we want. So, who stole the cookie from the cookie jar?
GEORGE BUSH!!!
Hehehe
Sica
