Yes...... But am I lying?.....
Do you think deception is always immoral?
by The Quiet One 18 Replies latest jw friends
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Shador
No.
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snare&racket
Oh you are lying too Shador...... Look at your big lying hammer......
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Shador
In a sense.
Actually the question is nonsense to me, since I don't recognize the concept of a universal morality at all. Morality is whatever I define it as, therefore nothing I do is immoral.
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snare&racket
Or moral....
you big hunky beast, come here and have a cuddle.... I have a nail for that hammer of yours....
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Shador
I have a nail for that hammer of yours.
My hammer don't swing that way.
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Mum
Aren't most of the people on this forum practicing deception in one way or another, e.g. hiding their true identity, masquerading as true-believer JW's so they won't lose their families? Deception has its uses for good.
When I was a small child, "sins" were so clear cut. As one gets older, it's not so cut-and-dried; there's a lot more grey than black or white.
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Scully
In the course of doing my job, I am required to maintain silence on confidential matters. These can be related to direct patient care as well as to hospital policies.
I don't consider it being deceptive when I tell someone "I am not at liberty to discuss that with you", even though the person asking the question may consider it to be deceptive or hiding truthful information from them.
I've had parents of a patient ask me about other babies in the nursery, and I've had to remind them about the Confidentiality Agreement that they sign when they first arrive in our NICU. One guy got really offended and gave me a look that could kill, and I just said, "You really should be paying attention to YOUR baby, and not the other babies. Any time you are asking about other babies, you aren't focused on your baby, and that isn't what your visit should be about." He claimed he was just making conversation with us, and I informed him that "making conversation" isn't part of my job, unless it specifically relates to his child, and that "making conversation" about other patients is none of his business.
I'm not usually the mean nurse, btw. But some assholes people just need to be put in their place.
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slimboyfat
Of course not, I'm no Kantian.