 If it's really worse |
 17 Sep 2008 12:12
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This one is to tough for me depends
on the all the circumstances so
until there I'm over here. |
16 May 2008 19:13
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I agree, a secret is a lie if
someone ask about it and you don't
tell. |
03 Mar 2008 23:44
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Keeping the secret itself is lying
by omission, so if you want to keep
the secret a secret, you are pretty
much required to lie, to some
degree, anyway. |
26 Jan 2008 20:58
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I agree with your premise: You
don't have to actively lie, no. But
then telling a partial truth, or
concealing the truth, is just
another point somewhere on the
"Deceit" spectrum. I do believe
that in becoming someone's
confidant you take on a certain
burden and compromise your own
integrity. You have to wonder why
people make you a party to a deep
secret in the first place, don't
you.... It's as if the burden of
keeping it is too much for them so
they pass it on to you.
This reminds me of a saying I like:
If you witness an evil or a wrong,
and you do nothing to stop it, you
are participating in the wrong. |
24 Dec 2007 12:29
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People keep secrets all the time
and most of them do lie to keep the
secret. They may call it something
else like a little white lie but it
is still a lie. If someone asks you
about the lie, a majority of people
will not hesitate to answer with
something different than the truth
and thus, are still lying.
Some people do chose to hit this
head on and tell the person that it
is a secret and they cant repeat it
but most secrets you are unable to
do this.
When it comes to the police, if you
keep a secret and they find out you
know, you are guilty as well of the
crime because you withhold
information. You just didn't want
the person to get into trouble but
it can and will backfire on you. |
20 Dec 2007 20:38
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 You do not have to lie to keep a
secret, you just have to think of
something neutral to say. For
example "I am not at liberty to say
whether she likes or hates him"
That is the truth - you promised to
keep a secret so you are NOT at
liberty to say.
Or you could say "Why don't you ask
her?". That is evasion rather than
a lie. |
14 Dec 2007 15:07
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I don't think keeping a secret is
considered a lie. Usually when you
keep a secret it is normally for
someone else. Keeping secrets
involves trust on both parties.
That non sense. |
05 Nov 2008 16:21
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No keeping a secret is different |
14 Dec 2007 15:50
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Keeping secrets is so tough! I've
many secrets! Uuhhh . No. If you've
a secret you don't ' have to lie.
Just don't answer whatever people
asks you. |
07 Jul 2008 15:39
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You don't have to talk about it.
If someone ask you a question about
something that you were told in
secret then a good reply is to say
"Why are you asking me?" and "Why
do you want to know about that?" or
"ask someone besides me". |
05 Jul 2008 07:16
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No because it does not consider the
business. |
11 Jun 2008 19:20
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You don't have to lie to keep a
secret; just feign ignorance of the
matter. Be sure you aren't pegged
as the possessor of the secret, or
you might be tortured. |
07 Jun 2008 22:18
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No because no one knows it |
29 Jan 2008 02:16
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Not if you are not the one how the
secret belongs to. Its just
something you know. |
16 Jan 2008 03:08
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You don't have to lie you just
don't have to answer you could say
whatever they want you to know they
will tell you |
29 Dec 2007 06:19
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No, you aren't lying. You are
simply not saying anything. Would
you say that is lying? When you
lie, you have to physically TALK |
23 Dec 2007 00:43
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Technically u r not lying if u say
i cant tell uit is confidential
then they should understand |
17 Dec 2007 17:04
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I agree |
16 Dec 2007 20:06
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No, i do not agree in this
statement, because secrets means
which is related to an individual's
life. Unless and until it's
harmful, a secret is not a lie |
16 Dec 2007 15:28
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You cannot tell a sacred secret,
end of story |
16 Dec 2007 01:32
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Keeping a secret doesn't mean you
have to be prepared to lie, It
means that you can't talk about
something. Just tell others you
can't talk about the subject, or if
you have the skill to do it, steer
the conversation away from the
subject. |
15 Dec 2007 11:25
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Information can be a burden, and
information is also power. Be very
careful with whom you share your
secrets. If you are fortunate
enough to have one or more truly
trustworthy friends, then sharing
your secret is okay and you should
be there when they need to share
something and you should not give
out the secret to anyone. Like
everyone above says, you can be
honest and say, I'm not able to
provide that info. |
15 Dec 2007 02:35
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No! Keeping a secret is a sacred
bond to many! It may not effect
anyone else but the parties
involved in the secret. Therefore
to expect someone who holds a
secret to be lying is very narrow
minded and unfair! I guess it
depends on the kind of secret that
you keep that would determine if
you are lying! |
14 Dec 2007 17:18
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No it is not Lying. All you have
to say is I Honestly can't tell
you. And they will think you don't
have a clue. |
14 Dec 2007 17:08
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