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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Neocon who wrote (60935)	10/3/2002 2:56:42 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

It is onerous not to be honest. Lying takes a lot of work. The lazy man chooses honesty, imo. I think treating people with consideration is also the easiest thing to do. You live better. Whether you think consideration is "good" or not, you get more of what you want if you are considerate. Especially if you don't have to put yourself out much to be considerate. And keeping one's word? I don't know. Frequently that is the easiest thing to do- even if you have a good reason for wanting to change. I think it is often harder to honestly explain why you are not going to do something you have said you would do. BEcause it inevitably puts people's noses out of joint. But sometimes the "moral" thing, is not to keep one's word, and sometimes the "moral" thing is to tell a lie. I don't know about being inconsiderate. I don't know if there are times when that is moral. I can't think of any. But with the other two I can think of loads of examples.