I do not believe lying is WRONG, everyone tell's simple white lies everyday to get by smoothly. For instance if im walking to the shops and bump into a friend and they ask 'how are you?'. I may have woken up with a terrible stomache ache, bashed my toe on the door then found out i had failed an assignment. Then for me to quickly say 'im fine' so i can get to the shops quickly!
However for MAJOR lies, for instance about illnesses etc are morally bad. I think any lie that causes emotional stress for either the liar or the person who is being lied to (if they find out), is form of betrayal.
In other cases people may not even realise they are lying, if people have experienced trauma in the past but claim it didnt happen or the sequence of events have changed, it may be because the person has repressed the memory so it does not harm them psychologically. These sort of unconscious defence mechanisms such as repression, denial etc act to protect the persons mental health.
So even if people are not even aware that they are lying would the world even be a better place if we all decided to tell the truth? Personally the thought of telling the truth in everyday life experiences would not be such a 'great' thing to do. Rather than lying i believe most people just don't go into the details of the information they are giving out rather than actually giving false evidence. Alot of people usually give a general over-view of what they want the other person to hear. But does that even fall into the same category as lying..??
A website on how to detect lies through body language (which may help or hinder any situation): www.blifaloo.com/info/lies.php
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