Allright, so you atheists out there how do you feel about lying? Even though as Atheist we are still able to have morality and ethics without some supreme deity to enforce them, is it unethical/immoral to lie? Even if it benefits others?
Thought provoking and entertaining, May 23, 2002
Reviewer: aceous from Saudi Arabia
Dr. Peck explains why scientists dismiss the idea of the existence of evil and how that is caused by their limited perception of what science stands for. He then carries on by giving examples of some of the cases he had to deal with where he allegedly met with the human evil. And in one chapter he dedicates it wholly to one story of one of his clients whom he failed to heal after more than 5 years of therapy because he didn't have the knowledge or the courage to admit that it was evil that she was suffering from. Later on he explains a different manifestation of evil that he terms as "The group evil." He explains that evil can be present in a group even if all of its members were not individually evil!
The end of the book talks about the dangers and the hopes of creating a science that studies evil. Once I finished the book, I had even more respect for Dr. Peck than I ended up with after reading his first book. Dr. Peck's writing style is pleasant and easy to comprehend. And his story telling techniques are exciting as well as thought provoking. By reading this book you will definitely have so many thoughts to ponder on for many days whether you agree with the author's findings or not. By reading this book you will definitely add intellectual, and possibly moral, value to yourself, and will probably find it highly entertaining at the same time. I totally recommend buying this book.
An old, old saying: "A liar needs a good memory".Originally posted by Zero
Hm. Lying requires quite a bit of mental effort to remember your lies (if you don't want to get caught like 2 seconds later), so I really don't bother lying. And besides, lying is a violation of mutual trust between human beings (in my oh so humble opinion)
Xev,Uncertainty may make you uncomfortable. Certainty makes you ridiculous. --Hume
Xev, lie through your teeth??? No way!
I lie only if it is profitable or I gain smth from it.