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Lying For Fun
Can we lie in jokes and in friends eg I steal his pen he asks do you have it I say no – of course I will give it back to him a few minutes but would that lie be allowed?
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Lying For Fun
updated 3 years, 8 months ago
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Lying is wrong, no matter what the purpose.
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I asked the same question to Dr SS and he said if it is just light hearted joking it is allowed. What do you say?
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We also lie when we tell jokes eg x and y walked into a bar
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When we tell jokes or stories, the listener knows that it’s fiction – that’s not a lie. I can’t comment on how Dr. Saleem interpreted the question or his response, but I’m pretty certain that he would have responded in the same context to where you’re joking around with someone and the person knows that you’re joking.
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Oh sorry I think I was unclear in the original post. I’m not stealing his pen to actually take it. I just take it for maybe 5 minutes as a joke and give it back. That was the lie I was talking about- like me telling him I don’t have it for those five minutes. This would be allowed right? @faisalharoon
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In my understanding lying is wrong no matter what the purpose. Even when one has to lie in order to save an innocent person’s life, lying still remains wrong but it can be justified. Similarly, when lying just as a light hearted game or to bug your friend for a few minutes, it can possibly be justified. However, it’s a slippery slope, so I would caution against it.
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So if someone chose not to lie to save someone’s life would he be wrong?
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I don’t think that there can be a generic answer to this as situations can vary greatly. The key is that whatever decision we make we have to make it consciously, knowing that we will have to justify it in front of God.
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Is deception wrong ? Is deception part of the lie spectrum ?
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Yes.
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