~why do people lie if they can tell the truth???

Question

what is the reason?? do u feel good after that?? who taught u to lie??

Answer 1

Lying increases the creative faculties, expands the ego, and lessens the frictions of social contacts.

All people are frauds. The only difference between them is that some admit it.

Truth is beautiful, without doubt; but so are lies  =)

Answer 2

The reason is personal gain, it is often personally beneficial to sow disinformation.

A good example is the "religion of peace" which threatens with death and torture those who disagree with it's advertising campaign =)

Answer 3

Why must I tell the truth when I can lie? That's the reason, I just want to lie. I feel great after a successful con job! Nobody taught me, I'm born gifted!

Answer 4

Some people just lie because they are uncomfortable with the truth. Often the truth of who they are and what they have done. It boggles me too because I always think that telling the truth is so much better because once a lie starts there are always more lies to follow.

Answer 5

people choose to lie because its a common survival ways of thinking if they find out theyre in "danger". Lying just not good at all coz hey, lie always a lie, theres nothing about truth in lying.

Answer 6

Bacically, it is Survival instinct.   It is for self-protection...and preservation of one's properties....

For example:  you lie to put the blame on others so you can get out of trouble...(self protection...)

You lie on the Income Tax return form so you pay less tax (preserve your money...)

There are many such wide-ranging examples....

Answer 7

People tend to lie when they know telling the truth will get them in trouble and they fear their consequences. No it doesn't make them feel any better but you can't tell me there hasn't been a time that you may have even told the slightest of lies. I used to get in trouble all the time because I would tell on my sister for hurting me and then she would lie and say she did nothing of the sort...haven't you ever done something of the sort? Sometimes people lie to hide their feelings. I have a tendency to do that when I don't want people to know that I am angry or hurt by something they said and I tell them I am fine. It's just to protect myself. However, I am learning to express those feelings, but people handle things in their own way and we can't change that. Nobody likes to lie or be told a lie, but it happens, there's nothing we can do about it.

Answer 8

Cos sometimes the truth hurts.

Cos sometimes telling the truth will do more harm than good.

What you don't know won't hurt you.

Answer 9

no. i hate if i have to lie. i dont like to lie.

1 lie will lead to another lie. trust me..

Answer 10

1. When the truth hurts, eg. a white lie to your very obese wife when she asked if you notice that she lost.................1 lbs.

2. Or they feel the other person is not ready for the truth, eg. a 3 year old child asking how baby is made!

3. To make themselves look good, by embellishing the truth, eg. only 8 1/2", but round up to 9"!

Nobody taught me how to lie...I'm a natural...ahem!

Answer 11

..sal kekadang not in the mood to citer panjang....so i lie if i foresee the truth can lead to endless squabbles....

...and once the situation has become better ..dah tenang ...dah reda...i will tell the truth....

Answer 12

jaga bontot...

Answer 13

bcuz dey want 2 make things more complicated bcuz dey et pleasure out of watching ppl sufer!!

of course they feel goood afta dat y else wood they do it!

every1!

Answer 14

i think you are in a frustation,everyone may have their own reasons to lie,but this may not be always true,sometimes,there may be conditions where they cannot say the truth,and so they lie

Answer 15

It can be for a thousand different reasons, love, money, hate, revenge, self satisfaction, greed etc etc  

Answer 16

hahahaaaa...

Daum Ketum is really funny :)

Answer 17

to make their self feel good i guess but i try to always be honest so i dint have worry about getting caught than have to explain why or remember all the lies and try to keep them all straight so to me it is easier just to tell the truth

Answer 18

At times lie or truth depends on the perception of the listener. I would like to give an example. Today for breakfast along with other things I served orange juice to my husband. He asked me what it was. I told him it was diluted and sweetened orange juice. He said that I lied to him when I could have told it was tropicana orange juice. I had actually put some water and sugar in the juice bought from the shop because tropicana is kind of strong for my husband's taste. So I felt that telling that it was tropicana would have been a lie. Now you decide what was a lie and what was the truth. Do let me know.

Answer 19

don't know lar,i rather tell the truth,coz if u tell lie for the first time,so u will need to tell the 2nd or 3rd time,but at last u still need to tell the truth!

so now i tell yall i just ate Mr crab's breakfast just now!i m very honest 1,so yall don't tell anyone r!