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Theme: A white lie does not hinder honesty

Speaking of lies, I dare say that all of us have never lied since childhood. Yes, everyone has lied, but some lies are white and some lies are malicious! A white lie, the starting point of which is good, is a lie that we have to make up when we lie and cheat in good faith.

Let me give you a few small examples:

When a terminally ill patient is sentenced to death by a doctor, his parents, lover, children and all relatives will not directly tell him, "Life is beyond saving" and "Life is beyond saving". At this time, who will tell the truth to their loved ones in illness? Everyone kept silent about the truth, but used white lies to make patients full of hope for treatment and let them spend the rest of their lives in a peaceful mind.

There is a student who is not very good at long-distance running, but in a test, the teacher told him that the speed of long-distance running is faster than other students, and he also said that he had the opportunity to compete on behalf of the school and told him to work hard. After listening to the teacher, the student was very excited. From that day on, he liked long-distance running and ran every day. After a while, he was really unable to compete on behalf of the school at all.

There was a mother who lied after her husband and little daughter passed away one after another, so that the eldest daughter could get into college with peace of mind and not be affected by the death of her loved ones.

So white lies are beautiful. It can make people find more reasons to laugh at life. It endows human beings with spirituality, embodies the delicacy of emotions and the maturity of thoughts, and urges people to be strong and persistent, to strive for it involuntarily, and finally to overcome fragility and survive. White lies have magical power, which can inspire you to keep working hard again and again and never give up for the dream in your heart. Because the future road is completely illuminated by happy mood, life will become better.

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29-1-2 18:45 Gemstone Heart Chocolate | Level 4

White lies do not hinder honesty

Lies are called "lies" because they are false, untrue and deceptive words. If a person often has lies in his mouth to deceive others, over time, he will lose people's trust. Just like the child in The Lying Child, he cries "Wolf is coming" every day to seek excitement and happiness. When the wolf really comes, he has to face it alone and bear it by himself. No matter how much he shouts, it won't help, and no one will come to help him again. Because the people who may come to help him are used to his shouting and think that he is "teasing you" again. It can be seen that lies hinder honesty.

But today, when we talk about "lies", there is an attribute-well-meaning. With this qualifier, the nature of lies has changed fundamentally. "White lies" are people's good wishes for things, the dialogue of people's kind hearts, the warmth of people comforting each other, and the tenderness revealed from people's hearts ... No one will investigate its credibility. Even if people who hear white lies know that they are lies, they will try to believe them, and they will not feel the hypocrisy of liars, and sometimes they will be grateful from the heart.

When a terminally ill patient is sentenced to death by a doctor, his parents, lover, children and all relatives will not directly tell him, "Life is beyond saving" or "How long can I live in this world at most". Although all these are true, who will tell the truth to the relatives who are already in pain as cruelly as the judge sentenced the prisoner to death? At this time, everyone will form a United front, keep silent about the truth, and use white lies to make patients full of hope for treatment, so that patients can spend the rest of their lives in a peaceful mind. Does this hinder honesty?

when a child who is not in harmony with the world suddenly encounters misfortune and loses his loved ones, how can he explain to him where his loved ones have gone? We think the best way is: don't tell him the real situation for the time being, just talk about going on a business trip to a distant place, or studying and working abroad. When the child is sensible and has a certain tolerance, he will tell the truth, and the child will understand the practice of his loved ones and will not be angry because he did not know the truth early. Don't such words also hinder the integrity!

When the mother of a soldier who is on a mission in other places is terminally ill and dying, I wish I could see my son for the last time. However, my son can't come back, and he can't do a little filial piety for his old mother and take care of his mother who once broke his heart for his son. He is very sorry and very nostalgic. The old mother understands her son very well and tells her relatives around her that she should not tell her distant son after she left, and should not distract him. She should say that her condition is stable and let him feel at ease and do his best for the country. Don't such white lies hinder honesty!

Therefore, I insist that white lies not only do not hinder honesty, but also greatly enhance the friendship and feelings between people, and have an indelible effect on social stability. I suggest you: white lies should be used when they are used, and there is not much serious conflict with honesty or not.

We know that people live in this society and bear many obligations, and sometimes there are contradictions between them. When one obligation overrides another, it is necessary to relieve the other. Therefore, the essence of white lies is a more urgent and important obligation, and this obligation is at the expense of alleviating the obligation of good faith.

a long time ago, a philosopher in the west once said: there are only two things in this world that can deeply shake people's hearts: one is the splendid starry sky above us, and the other is the lofty moral principle in our hearts-honesty. Obviously, nothing is more beautiful and innocent than spiritual beauty, and honesty is just one of the manifestations of inner beauty. I think it is not difficult for the other students to see that since it is a lie, it will hinder honesty, and its utility and benefits will ultimately be at the expense of honesty.

I would like to ask the other students here, when a person loses his integrity, is his starting point still good?

please note that the topic of our debate today is whether a white lie hinders honesty, not whether a lie hinders honesty.

First of all, Modern Chinese Dictionary's explanation of "lies" as untrue is obviously neutral in emotional color. Lying for different purposes will lead to very different results: one kind of cheating by cunning and treacherous means for the purpose of harming others and benefiting themselves, which is malicious fraud and will inevitably lead to the decline of social morality and disorder of order. The other is to hide the real situation for the benefit of others. It is a kind concealment, which will make feelings more harmonious and society more harmonious. Therefore, well-intentioned concealment and malicious fraud are vastly different from motivation to result, and cannot be confused. When poor mothers leave their only meals to their children and conceal the fact that they are still hungry, do you still have to accuse the kind and noble maternal love of "dishonesty"?

second, what is "honesty"? Honest and trustworthy. The ancients advocated "sincerity" and "faith" long ago, emphasizing the consistency of words and deeds and the unity of knowledge and action; The principle of good faith requires people to consciously abide by the law and be sincere and trustworthy. But none of them simply ask people to tell the truth 1%. It is extremely terrible to tell the truth regardless of the situation: can you tell our military information to the enemy in the war? Can you tell your business secrets to your opponents in the mall? Therefore, since the principle of good faith does not mean that the simplification is 1% true, then the good faith concealment when necessary will not conflict with the principle of good faith.

Third, white lies, as a correct and friendly way of dealing with the world, all their motives, purposes and results are consistent with "honesty". The significance of promoting honesty in society lies in cultivating people's noble moral sentiments, establishing mutual trust and mutual benefit among people, and those white lies full of kindness and compassion are used to make feelings more harmonious, life more warm and society more harmonious. "The way of university is to stop at perfection", and out of the same goodwill, the two are closely unified. To sum up, I would like to reiterate our point of view:

First, lies can be divided into malicious fraud and good-will concealment according to their essential differences, and the two cannot be confused.

Second, "honesty" does not mean that it is 1% true without specific analysis. Under certain circumstances, good-will concealment is indispensable.

Third, white lies are consistent with the principle of good faith from the purpose to the result.

therefore, we believe that a white lie does not hinder honesty.

[ pro ]:

Hello, moderator and judges!

I'm very glad to present my opinion here today on whether white lies hinder honesty. The following is our view:

There is no doubt that a white lie is a lie. Lies, lying is cheating, cheating is immoral, and immoral things are unpopular. These are all inculcated by teachers since childhood. But we ask ourselves, who hasn't told a lie? There are many purposes for our relatives, friends or strangers, but when we add "goodwill" to a lie, it seems that everyone may accept it, which is the concentrated expression of human weakness.

mark? Twain once said, "When you can't make up your mind, tell the truth. It will embarrass your opponent and make your friends feel relieved. " Therefore, the view of psychologists is: don't lie easily, even if it is a white lie.

[ Counterparty ]:

When poor mothers leave their only meals to their children and conceal the fact that they are still hungry, do you still want to accuse the kind and noble maternal love of being "dishonest"? In fact, we can see the shadow of white lies everywhere in our life, from the tearful comfort before our sickbed to the politeness when we politely refuse, from the sea dried up in love to the beautiful exaggeration written by poets, but they are not so terrible that the other debater turns pale when he talks about "lies".

[ pro ]:

Hello, moderator and judges!

In the opposing argument, please note that even a white lie, as a lie itself, is an act contrary to honesty. Therefore, no matter whether a lie has a good purpose or not, as a lie itself will inevitably hinder honesty. So, I want to speak out here, let's reject white lies, and build an honest society together.

[ Counterparty ]:

In the argument of the other party, it is pointed out that when one person faces two obligations, when they are contradictory, the other party's obligations should be relieved. But the positive argument did not discuss that white lies and honesty are contradictory. How can we directly conclude that a white lie will definitely alleviate the obligation of good faith?

Please pay attention to the opponent's defense friends. We have clearly stated in our defense that lies should have the function of cheating, and only malicious lies are cheating. Please don't narrow the extension of the concept of "lies".

[ positive ]:

Please note that there are great omissions in your defense. We think that to distinguish things, we should first elaborate from the definition and synthesize the interpretation of Kangxi Dictionary. A white lie means not seeking truth from facts, telling lies, exaggerating, covering up and distorting the truth. From the analysis of the structure of well-intentioned lie phrases, it is a partial phrase, and the head word is a lie, so a well-intentioned lie is essentially a lie. It is an indisputable fact that white lies are often used by some "professional liars" because of the uncertainty of white lies. The "lie" itself is dark, the likes and dislikes of things are not measured by the purpose of things, and a white lie itself is a lie. Although he has shed his beggar clothes and put on his cheongsam, he still can't get rid of the essence of his lies, and lies mean deception, which hinders honesty. The starting point of a white lie is good, but often once it is exposed, it will do more harm to the other party. As a lie itself, it is already an act contrary to honesty.

in the 2-character moral code put forward in the "Outline for the Implementation of Civic Moral Construction" promulgated by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, "honesty" is a very important code, and honesty means seeking truth and justice. The ancients said that "the true one" is sincere. Not refined and sincere, not moving.

As General Secretary Hu Jintao said in his speech, "The socialist harmonious society we want to build should be a society with democracy and the rule of law, fairness and justice, honesty and friendship, full of vitality, stability and order, and harmony between man and nature."

through the above analysis, we believe that no matter whether a lie is for a good purpose or not, being a lie will inevitably hinder honesty.

[ Counterparty ]:

White lies and honesty are different categories of ethics, and there will be no contradiction, just like a car will not hit a plane.

Honesty: Faith, in China culture, "faithfulness" and "righteousness" constitute "faithfulness", which is a humanistic spirit and a criterion for being a man. "Faith" and "honesty" are connected, forming the moral standard of "honesty", which is a product from Poland. Modern western legal sages put forward the concept of "contract society", and all kinds of relationships between people are contractual relationships. In such a society, honesty is the bottom line of social morality. After the establishment of market economy in China, honesty has become the most important criterion to establish a standardized and orderly market. Therefore, "honesty" in the modern sense is the moral principle of market operation.

White lies, from the starting point and the result, are all aimed at protecting each other's emotions and maintaining their mental health and pleasure, which is a humanistic spirit. Because of the existence of white lies, the world will become better, warmer and more harmonious, and the world will be full of love and sunshine, children will grow up healthily, the elderly will enjoy their old age and the patients will be full of hope.

Therefore, these are two moral principles in different fields, which will not conflict with each other, and white lies will not hinder honesty.

A white lie is not a "lie" (a malicious lie), just as a whale in the sea is not a fish and a mouse is not a mouse.

[ pro ]:

Is it a lie to ask the other side to argue? How can there be goodwill? ! Is goodwill! Why lie? !

Although a lie is well-intentioned, as a lie itself, it is an act that runs counter to honesty. Therefore, no matter whether a lie has a good purpose or not, being a lie will inevitably hinder honesty.

Looking back suddenly with the national spirit, it turns out that honesty is in the dim light. After thousands of years, it can still be clearly heard that honesty is the virtue of the Chinese nation, just as the Great Wall is a symbol of the Chinese nation. If a person loses his integrity, he will leave behind hypocrisy: if an enterprise loses its integrity, it will face bankruptcy; And if a nation loses its integrity, it will fall and die!

keeping promises and honesty means keeping a pure land; keeping promises and honesty means keeping a letter of success; keeping promises and honesty means that the Chinese nation can last forever.

I would like to ask the other students here, when a person loses his integrity, is his starting point still good?

[ Counterparty ]:

Please pay attention to the debater of the other side. Today, my debate is whether a white lie hinders honesty, not whether a dishonest person still has good intentions. Please find out