I would agree that lying is not necessarily the best thing to do. It's so much easier to tell the truth, regardless of how much pain it can deal. A "kind lie", depending on the situation, is okay. In the example of the dying mother, I would say that there is no reason to give her the bad news. Even if she were very ill I would say the same thing, why give them stress, wait until they're better. Nothing wrong with saying, "I didn't want to tell you this when you were sick, but...".
What about lies by omission? That's my wife's big thing. If you just leave stuff out to ease the blow, or you just plain forget something, then isn't that kind of the same? I suppose a lie by omission is just another way of lying kindly.
I will say that I have told some whoppers in my life, but only to save my ass. I've never lied to a cop though.
On another note:
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Originally Posted by Coppertop
I agree Suave. When someone at the office asks "How are you doing?" they really don't want to hear that you've been up all night with explosive diarrhea and you feel like your body is nothing more than a dessicated husk. At least, I'd hope not.
So, yeah, telling the whole truth every single time isn't always in everyone's best interest.
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That had me crying! Thanks, Coppertop, I needed that.