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<blockquote data-quote="Ophiolite" data-source="post: 77618723" data-attributes="member: 234799"><p>I broadly agree with your discussion of what were traditionally called white lies.</p><p></p><p>I hadn't thought of my forum name as being a lie, but I understand your argument. I think in my case I had two reasons for using a pseudonym: it's the conventional way this is done; and I liked using a name that tells the reader vastly more about me than using my actual name would do. But taking on board your argument I almost feel I should change the text below my avatar to "This is not my real name". On the other hand everyone understands this is the case, so is it really a lie. I'll think on it some more.</p><p></p><p>I don't think psychologists would justify ethical lying because lying is universal. Justification is not really something science does. I imagine a great many people have used the observations of psychologists to justify it, but that is different. </p><p></p><p>Your division of lies into ethical and unethical lies has given me an insight. Offline if I tell what you are defining as an ethical lie, I rarely regret it. But online I seem to avoid even ethical lies. This will lead me to posting remarks like, "While I understand that you believe what you are saying that is strongly contradicted by the evidence."</p><p></p><p>Thank you for an interesting perspective and some useful thoughts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ophiolite, post: 77618723, member: 234799"] I broadly agree with your discussion of what were traditionally called white lies. I hadn't thought of my forum name as being a lie, but I understand your argument. I think in my case I had two reasons for using a pseudonym: it's the conventional way this is done; and I liked using a name that tells the reader vastly more about me than using my actual name would do. But taking on board your argument I almost feel I should change the text below my avatar to "This is not my real name". On the other hand everyone understands this is the case, so is it really a lie. I'll think on it some more. I don't think psychologists would justify ethical lying because lying is universal. Justification is not really something science does. I imagine a great many people have used the observations of psychologists to justify it, but that is different. Your division of lies into ethical and unethical lies has given me an insight. Offline if I tell what you are defining as an ethical lie, I rarely regret it. But online I seem to avoid even ethical lies. This will lead me to posting remarks like, "While I understand that you believe what you are saying that is strongly contradicted by the evidence." Thank you for an interesting perspective and some useful thoughts. [/QUOTE]
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