Originally posted by karoly aczelI 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."
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 aczelIts called 'half truths'.
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?
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.
Originally posted by Badwaterdon't misundrstand,i'm not judging her , it just came up while talking and i though it would be an interesting post
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 karoly aczelThe definition of the word "lie" makes her a liar, to herself and to others.
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?
Also, the definition of the word "spin" makes that a lie.