Is you lie just to save lives, is it justifiable??

Question

I mean if you told a very serious lie just to save the lives of many people, must you be condemned or punished??

Answer 1

the way i see it, if we made this a purely hypothetical and assume your lie doesnt cause the deaths of people that arent already at risk then dont be silly of course it is justifiable.

Life > something as fluid as telling the truth (probably even more so to the people who in this odd little scenario you save by not being honest)

Answer 2

dude seriously u think to much.

Answer 3

No.  Sometimes lying is the only way to answer a question.

When a wife asks her husband "Do I look fat in this dress" A smart man lies.

Answer 4

It depends on other variables, if present, but in just the context you've presented the question, I'd say it's absolutely noble.