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Thursday, March 4, 2010
Bigger the Temptation
Is easier to act in an ethical way when the situation is a large issue? For example, is it easier to lie to a friend about why you can't hang out with them, or is it easier to lie about something big like cheating on your boyfriend or girlfriend? It seems to me like it doesn't seem as bad, as big of an ethical breech, to lie to your friend about hanging out. I wouldn't feel as morally wrong about making a decision to lie about that as I would about a bigger issue. However, the bigger the situation, the more temptation there is to lie. You know that by telling the truth you will get in trouble, and that the consequences will be bad. This may lead you to lie. Both are unethical. Which one do you find to be more unethical? Which one would you be more likely to do?
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This is a tough situation. I could lie about something big for only a short period of time before I was unable to continue to lie. I have never really thought about some of the smaller things as being more than a lie. I usually don't think much about, is this ethical, while making decisions. A lie is unethical. White lies don't seem as drastic, I think, for me, that would be easier.
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