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Reasons For Lying?
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People lie for many reasons. Some think they are obligated to lie about their abilities in order to get ahead in this competitive world.
Others try to cover up errors or guilt with lies. Still others falsify reports to give the impression that they have done work they have not done.
Then there are those who lie to damage another’s reputation, to avoid embarrassment, to justify previous lies, or to defraud people of their money.( Rev. 21:8)
Others try to cover up errors or guilt with lies. Still others falsify reports to give the impression that they have done work they have not done.
Then there are those who lie to damage another’s reputation, to avoid embarrassment, to justify previous lies, or to defraud people of their money.( Rev. 21:8)
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goodlife You can't answer my question , can you ?
Because nowhere in the bible does it tell you how to !
Nowhere does it quote actual words that can be used to console someone in the here and now. All you get is a load of platitudinal garbage , like how wonderful it is to be dead safe in the arms of Jesus.
You goodlife are an adult and you can't find a few words of your own to give some comfort and hope to a little child. I find that shameful .
Because nowhere in the bible does it tell you how to !
Nowhere does it quote actual words that can be used to console someone in the here and now. All you get is a load of platitudinal garbage , like how wonderful it is to be dead safe in the arms of Jesus.
You goodlife are an adult and you can't find a few words of your own to give some comfort and hope to a little child. I find that shameful .
modeller: Such direct answers were not given by either Jesus or Buddha; to questions like as yours they always spoke in allegory or example. A woman came to Shakyamuni Buddha distraught from the death of her child and asked could he console her, he said she must first go and bring him a handful of mustard seed, but it must be from a house where there had been no bereavement or suffering. She realised after going to many houses how universal death and suffering was, and she was not alone in her grief, this was great lesson. She returned without the seed and legend has it she became the first female follower of what was to become Buddhism.
"... it does mean, however, that only one account can be true..."
I think not. In the throng at foot of the cross, some of the people who set down a record of what they'd seen may well have missed the Virgin Mary along with Mary Magdalene. Another might have seen them and recorded the fact.
I can't see where the untruths are.
I think not. In the throng at foot of the cross, some of the people who set down a record of what they'd seen may well have missed the Virgin Mary along with Mary Magdalene. Another might have seen them and recorded the fact.
I can't see where the untruths are.
You know it doesn’t take deliberate lies to develop mistaken beliefs. At times, we just misread things. How many people have you met, and had untimely deaths doing something they believed was right? Then again, often they believe thing simply because they want to believe it.
One professor says that even scientists often fall in love with their own constructions, their beliefs becloud their judgment. Then they may spend a lifetime in vain trying to shore up mistaken beliefs.—Jeremiah 17:9.
And did you know that researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have found that the brain has to work much harder to tell a lie than it does to tell the truth.
One professor says that even scientists often fall in love with their own constructions, their beliefs becloud their judgment. Then they may spend a lifetime in vain trying to shore up mistaken beliefs.—Jeremiah 17:9.
And did you know that researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have found that the brain has to work much harder to tell a lie than it does to tell the truth.
v_e; The story is told here in a fuller version and it is for 4 to7 year olds; http://
goodlife You apparently share the same IMO cruel belief, as ideo that it is acceptable to inflict pain on someone , even a little child despite the possible consequences.
ideo // It may pain them for a little while, but experience shows they soon forget and move on.// Do they ?
Last year a child died following the trauma of losing a pet.
ideo // It may pain them for a little while, but experience shows they soon forget and move on.// Do they ?
Last year a child died following the trauma of losing a pet.
khandro // modeller: Such direct answers were not given by either Jesus or Buddha; to questions like as yours they always spoke in allegory or example.// WHY ? WHY ?
People ask a simple question and never get a straight forward answer. Every answer , if answered at all and not evaded, is open to many interpretations. A simple question deserves a simple answer or at least one that is not open to complex interpretations.
One can only conclude that the response is a load of waffle to cover the lack of a real answer.
In the example you gave it had some merit , as it was a practical solution but what would you do with that tearful little girl. Send her to a dozen houses where pets were dying ? OK I know that is rhetorical but it is illustrates my point . All that child needed was a cuddle and a simple reassurance . Not some complicated theist based answer that would prolong her distress.
People ask a simple question and never get a straight forward answer. Every answer , if answered at all and not evaded, is open to many interpretations. A simple question deserves a simple answer or at least one that is not open to complex interpretations.
One can only conclude that the response is a load of waffle to cover the lack of a real answer.
In the example you gave it had some merit , as it was a practical solution but what would you do with that tearful little girl. Send her to a dozen houses where pets were dying ? OK I know that is rhetorical but it is illustrates my point . All that child needed was a cuddle and a simple reassurance . Not some complicated theist based answer that would prolong her distress.
