Lieing by omission

i have a friend who claims not to lie. However i like to point out to her that she also don't speak up to close friends and family about 'truths' she has witnessed.
Any ideas?

Originally posted by karoly aczel
i have a friend who claims not to lie. However i like to point out to her that she also don't speak up to close friends and family about 'truths' she has witnessed.
Any ideas?

thats not lying. Its discretion . 🙂

Originally posted by utherpendragon
thats not lying. Its discretion . 🙂

Yeah but when it goes on and on its withholding truth so in a way it could be considered lieing
maybe not lieing but ...
Well anyway the truth is not coming to the table in these relationships😀

Originally posted by karoly aczel
Yeah but when it goes on and on its withholding truth so in a way it could be considered lieing
maybe not lieing but ...
Well anyway the truth is not coming to the table in these relationships😀

I don't believe it's considered lying. At least, not by the courts who make witnesses tell "the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth."

Originally posted by karoly aczel
i have a friend who claims not to lie. However i like to point out to her that she also don't speak up to close friends and family about 'truths' she has witnessed.
Any ideas?

Its called 'half truths'.

Depending on how you go about withholding the truth it can be a deliberate deception - and thus might fall under the term 'lie'. However if your aim is merely to say that she is wrong to withhold the truth, you could say that without needing to accuse her of lying. Never telling a lie does not make a person righteous.

I don't consider that lying, at least not on the surface of it.

It can't be lying if she's not uttering the words, regardless of how you'd like to be judging it.

Originally posted by Badwater
I don't consider that lying, at least not on the surface of it.

It can't be lying if she's not uttering the words, regardless of how you'd like to be judging it.

don't misundrstand,i'm not judging her , it just came up while talking and i though it would be an interesting post

Originally posted by karoly aczel
i have a friend who claims not to lie. However i like to point out to her that she also don't speak up to close friends and family about 'truths' she has witnessed.
Any ideas?

The definition of the word "lie" makes her a liar, to herself and to others.
Also, the definition of the word "spin" makes that a lie.