swansonj
Guru
Isn't that rather begging one of the key questions here?In personal life, absolutely vital. That's assuming it's not a 'white lie'....
Does that suggest different standards might apply when dealing with third parties? If so, does that imply that honesty is more about the effect on the recipient rather than something about our own character?In personal life,
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(Sorry, I'm really not picking on you, it's just that your post was a convenient peg to hang some thoughts on that I'd been mulling over)