So you say but saying, it is justified, does not demonstrate the justice. We all have at least one thing in common, death. What kind of death we will have is to some extent a choice incumbent upon the kind of life we have led. To live well in sum total is then to die well.
In the case (exception, heinous motives) I offered, I would consider 'self' as being among the loved ones who could be harmed by the heinous torturer if information were in his hands. It is an exception because, 1) the torturer is likely to get the information sooner or later anyway at great cost to your esteem, and 2)in such a situation, giving truthful information would put you in collusion with the heinous torturer's evil intent, and 3)Combative situations are strategic in such a way as forthrightness has already been cast aside, you don't honestly advertise your maneuvers anymore than you would in a game of strategies like chess.
Otherwise, how does lying prevent someone from murdering you? |
