Lying

Lying is something that everyone does in there lifes, some more than others. Although in my life i have told many lies, mainly at childhood it is still something i probably do more than once a week. Although the types of lies i tell arent major, just little white lies which the majority of the nation does, though some people are not able to stop themselves from lying as the article below suggests:

"There are a number of reasons that people lie. The first is fear. This is the most common reason that people may lie, and they are taking shelter from a perceived punishment. It may be because they know they have done something wrong a single time, in which case it is not compulsive lying. But if they are always in fear of being punished, it may become a habit, which is a second reason for lying. In this case, it may become compulsive lying, which is lying by reflex. Even when confronted by the truth, they insist the lie is the truth in this case. A third case is learning to lie through modeling. When a people see others lie, especially when they get away with it, they may become more prone to lying. Finally, people lie because they feel if they tell the truth they won't get what they want. Thus, out of the main reasons for lying, only lying by habit can truly be called "compulsive lying."

You can read more on this article and more about why people lie at http://www.mental-health-matters.com/articles/article.php?artID=153

Sometimes lying is something that has to be done. If your in a changing room and someone asks if something looks good on them, even if you think its horrible you can see from the look on there face that it is something they really like but they want your opinion on it, why tell the truth and stop them from buying something they really want when you can tell a little lie and everyone is happy and your friend feels good in there new clothes.

Its lies that come from people such as murderers, rapists etc that shouldnt be allowed, by lying they are stopping loved ones from being able to find out where there missing person is or why/how there daughter got killed.

I dont personally think lying is a major problem in the world, lying every once and a while doesnt hurt anyone...its lying when your hurting people that is the problem.