Being Honest

[drifter]

hey people can believe whatever they want, who are you to decide what they can or cannot believe in?

you christains are all the same ..got mouth to talk about others but no mouth to talk about yourself . who are you to tell me ? why cant i comment ? . when you understand why you dismiss others god , you will understand why others dismiss yours . If Christ were here now there is one thing he would not be - a Christian.

 

[TeeKee]

you christains are all the same ..got mouth to talk about others but no mouth to talk about yourself . who are you to tell me ? why cant i comment ? . when you understand why you dismiss others god , you will understand why others dismiss yours . If Christ were here now there is one thing he would not be - a Christian.

i am a sinner...are you a sinner?

 

[drifter]

i am a sinner...are you a sinner?

human nature is the correct words to use

 

[Pica_NA]

i will be honest to whoever i meet.. even it is a stranger... but once i feel something is wrong with the conversation or that person, i will just walk away... if not, i will fight back and be the DEVIL...

 

[TeeKee]

human nature is the correct words to use

oh yeah that's giving an excuse for your sins...

 

[drifter]

oh yeah that's giving an excuse for your sins...

so you are telling me you are not human ?

 

[TeeKee]

so you are telling me you are not human ?

are you an asshole?

 

[drifter]

are you an asshole?

are you a dickhead ? hahaha

 

[Agoraphobic]

Disagree.

Choosing not to be "too honest" may not be dishonest. Often, it's just being discerning. It's true that saying too much is not good, even if its all true as the truth isn't always good; that's when it pays to be discerning.

As for "must win" mindset of the fittest survive theory and its practice, those who survive better are those who cooperate, not fight. Here, honesty, or at least openness is important among the involved parties.

Cannot imagine a world where professionals lie and there is no law against fraud. The only reason why DIShonesty prevail is because society has no conscience and has regressed towards reptilian mentality.

At the end of the day, we cannot allow any one statement, policy, or dictum to govern every event/issue we come to face. Every one will have its own circumstances. Then we decide the level "honesty" that is needed.

I have told lies before and landed the job I wanted. I have told truths before, only to be rebuffed and shafted. But it doesn't matter. Honesty is still the best policy.

Cheers!

Many years ago, I used to believe that honesty was the best policy and actually practised that in real life. no untruths, half truths, black lies, white lies, etc for me, too much trouble to hide and bluff.
But as I grow older and wiser, I realize that many a time, telling lies or untruths are ok, as long as you can get away with it and it serves your purpose or allows you to get your way. Of course not in the legal sense, but in any other situation, if you tell a lie and get what you want, so be it.
Agree or disagree?

 

[downgrader]

As long there no attack on the conscience, then telling half truth is acceptable. The Truth hurt and some ppl cannot handle the truth. So being half truth is the best.

i honestly think STI will drop a lot more and this is a bear market rally

the truth hurts i know but please downgrade before you lose your job

major recession coming

 

[Kid278]

Many years ago, I used to believe that honesty was the best policy and actually practised that in real life. no untruths, half truths, black lies, white lies, etc for me, too much trouble to hide and bluff.
But as I grow older and wiser, I realize that many a time, telling lies or untruths are ok, as long as you can get away with it and it serves your purpose or allows you to get your way. Of course not in the legal sense, but in any other situation, if you tell a lie and get what you want, so be it.
Agree or disagree?

Just remember that one lie leads to another. It's like a cobweb, there's no turning back. Like it or not, it will end as a snare or a trap. One started it, one live with it. Infact everbody lies, the question is more or less and how good one is at it. No justification, essential or otherwise changes the fact that it's a falsehood to deceive. And the deceits go both ways. It's the moral in one's conscience that decide, if there ever was a policy on honesty.:p I can live with a lie but never with the evils that come along with it.:p

 

[tonychat]

Many years ago, I used to believe that honesty was the best policy and actually practised that in real life. no untruths, half truths, black lies, white lies, etc for me, too much trouble to hide and bluff.
But as I grow older and wiser, I realize that many a time, telling lies or untruths are ok, as long as you can get away with it and it serves your purpose or allows you to get your way. Of course not in the legal sense, but in any other situation, if you tell a lie and get what you want, so be it.
Agree or disagree?

Nope. I disagree. But if you tell - half truth or lie for the benefit of others or in view of long term benefit of others ( that requires wisdom), Then a LIe or half truth in that way is a good sense.

 

[tonychat]

Don't think that nowadays ppl really care about honesty being the best policy. In this dog-eat-dog world, the survival of the fittest is paramount. The mindset is that if its gonna be in my advantage...so be it :(

Only sinkies view life as a Dog eat Dog world. They see pple as Dog and not as a human being. i truly understand why.

 

[SIFU]

Only sinkies view life as a Dog eat Dog world. They see pple as Dog and not as a human being. i truly understand why.

takes a sinkie to understand exactly how a sinkie feels..

u can take a sinkie out of singapore, but u can never that his sinkieness out..

i am being honest here..

 

[imperialarms]

i always tell lies to girls and usually that results me in me bedding them

 

[DrPanacea]

Agreed. All politicians are good at it.

 

[angry_one]

Throughout my life i lost count of the many times a white lie has benefited me, usually when salvaging a bad situation. People hate the truth, if it's unfavorable to them. Or sometimes they don't like a line of argument you're taking. So you lie to make your point more persuasive and everything works out fine.

 

[jw5]

i only believe in being brutally honest to the people i truly care about, even if it might bring hurt to the other party, as long as i feel the other party could benefit from my honesty, why not?
on the other hand, if i don't care about the person, i wouldn't even waste my breath at all

Let's say you meet someone on the street whom you haven't seen in 5 years. He hasn't bothered to keep in touch, neither have you.
He stops you and wants to talk.
Would you stop to talk to him? What would you say? Would you dare to just ignore him and walk away?

 

[tonychat]

That depends if he is a sinkie. If a sinkie, dun just keep quiet but run away from him/her as far away as possible.

 

[jw5]

Throughout my life i lost count of the many times a white lie has benefited me, usually when salvaging a bad situation. People hate the truth, if it's unfavorable to them. Or sometimes they don't like a line of argument you're taking. So you lie to make your point more persuasive and everything works out fine.

I have realised that it doesn't matter whether the other bugger likes it or not.
It only matters if it suits you.