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Is lying still considered a sin or "bad" at all these days?
Posted on 11/26/20 at 6:56 pm
Posted on 11/26/20 at 6:56 pm
I know lying has been around since language was invented, but it seems like there was a time when society at least pretended to frown upon it. Rules, religious edicts and social mores all forbid it.
Now it seems like everyone from national leaders and politicians to tons of people on message boards and social media pretty much use it interchangeably with the truth without any thought whatsoever.
So, is there any stigma to just outright lying all of the time anymore?
Now it seems like everyone from national leaders and politicians to tons of people on message boards and social media pretty much use it interchangeably with the truth without any thought whatsoever.
So, is there any stigma to just outright lying all of the time anymore?
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Posted on 11/26/20 at 6:56 pm to Methuselah
People lied a lot "back in the day", too.
Posted on 11/26/20 at 6:57 pm to Methuselah
Sin hasn't changed, just our justification for committing it.
Posted on 11/26/20 at 6:57 pm to Methuselah
quote:Depends. Sometimes it’s “trying to get laid” - sometimes it’s “perjury”
is there any stigma to just outright lying
Posted on 11/26/20 at 6:58 pm to Methuselah
Thanks boomers for normalizing lying
Posted on 11/26/20 at 6:58 pm to Methuselah
Lying nowadays has evolved into a synonym for "you offended me".
Posted on 11/26/20 at 6:59 pm to Methuselah
Nope. You can lie, cheat,steal and frick your way to the top these days. 
Posted on 11/26/20 at 7:02 pm to WestCoastAg
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Thanks boomers for normalizing lying
Nah. I think the normalization of it is a post boomer phenomenon. Sure, they had people that were considered pathological liars before, but they were pretty much shunned or at least politely avoided.
Posted on 11/26/20 at 7:06 pm to Methuselah
Dim’s don’t believe in God, much less sins. They have no morals therefore lying is cool.
Posted on 11/26/20 at 7:19 pm to OTIS2
All of this is true, but the cap for women still remains at VP. Thank god for that.
Posted on 11/26/20 at 7:29 pm to Methuselah
Pre marriage it's called bull shitting.
Post marriage it's called lying.
Post marriage it's called lying.
Posted on 11/26/20 at 7:37 pm to Methuselah
I wish a buck was still silver. It was back when the country was strong.
Posted on 11/26/20 at 7:38 pm to Methuselah
Man doesn’t set the standards for sin, God does. He never changes. If a sin gets “normalized” it’s because man moves away from God.
Posted on 11/26/20 at 7:50 pm to Methuselah
It is if you consider integrity valuable. Being honest is healthier than being dishonest and is easier to deal with in the long run, IMO.
Posted on 11/26/20 at 7:52 pm to GaDawg9977
If there is a God, he is a cruel a-hole and undeserving of our worship.
Posted on 11/26/20 at 7:53 pm to Methuselah
Opened thread because I read it as lying still. Thought maybe my first wife had joined tRant.
Posted on 11/26/20 at 8:01 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!
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People lied a lot "back in the day", too.
I don’t think the issue was as much the degree of lying as much as the degree of social stigma attached to it. And it has undoubtedly lessened. It was just a dozen years ago that “journalists” caught dishing out in plain lies were shamed or even fired (rightfully so), like Dan Rather. Heck just 5 years ago Brian Williams was hugely shamed (and I think fired) when years of lies kinda culminated at once.
But now? Countless plain lies are told on CNN and MSNBC every day with apparently no shame or recourse.
Posted on 11/26/20 at 8:04 pm to Methuselah
Its okay to lie as long as you're doing it to get black people to vote democrat
Posted on 11/26/20 at 8:14 pm to Methuselah
I regularly tell ladies what they want to hear even if it’s far far from the truth
Posted on 11/26/20 at 8:14 pm to OTIS2
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You can lie, cheat,steal and frick your way to the top these days.
Yep. Kamala Harris is one step away from the literal top.
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