Lying

Everybody lies. I know that it’s a massive generalisation but I think that it’s true. Even a “white lie” is still a lie despite the fact that it might be for good rather than evil.
There is a lot to be said about lying from philosophers. Kant argued that lying is never acceptable and that you should always tell the truth or the world would descend into chaos. He said that if a murderer came to your door asking the whereabouts of your husband or child, as he wanted to kill them, and you knew where they were you shouldn’t lie to save their lives you should tell the truth. Kant said that you shouldn’t allow someone else to make you lie.
The “murderer at the door” dilemma is one that most people probably will never face, but it does show us that even if we say we would never lie, we most probably would when put in the situation.

References
http://www.philosophyblog.com.au/immanuel-kant-and-the-supposed-right-to-lie-to-murderers-from-benevolence/

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/21110828/