Is it acceptable to lie or deceive others in certain situations to prevent harm or promote a greater good?

[jack1924]

[FunkyMonkee]

White lies, I can deal with. I remember my parents telling grandma some kind of lie to stop her from driving down to Florida by herself every winter, she was in her early 90's, by then. I questioned them about telling her a lie when we're not allowed to lie and they explained that it was just a white lie for her own good because she was becoming a danger behind the wheel.
Or, if you're having a surprise party for someone and you HAVE to lie to them to keep them from finding out.

[Dongie]

To prevent harm unless it brings harm. Then it's dicey.

It depends on who's greater good.

[red-lipstick-girl]

Let's say a child is not cute, but if you tell him that he is cute to make him happy, it doesn't make you a liar, it makes you a good person depending on the situation, but lying is definitely not a good thing.

[7Phoenix7]

Lying is definitely necessary and acceptable sometimes.

Lying can save lives in certain situations lol. And it can also stop criminals from doing more crime.

[NathanDavis]

law accepts some of it...

for example, to capture dangerous criminals who are known to be a deadly risk to others

so they can be tricked in order to get caught, yes

[DtMe89]

It's never really ok to lie, but, we do it anyway.

Heck, the bible even says "don't lie", right? Yet, according to the bible, we sin, EVERY SINGLE TIME WE LIE

[dreamstar72]

These are known as light lies, like behind the scenes

[Sevenpointfive]

it's never acceptable to lie. lying solves nothing

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

Never acceptable