PHIL 297 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Fairy, Casuistry, Consistency
18 Oct 2016
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As soon as lying became common, people would stop believing each other. Lying would then have no point, and in a sense would be impossible, because nobody would pay attention to what you say. And so that it is forbidden under any circumstances. (pg. = suppose (cid:455)ou should lie to sa(cid:448)e so(cid:373)eo(cid:374)e"s life. Should you do it: reasoning, we should do only those actions that conform to rules that we could will be adopted universally. Could be universal law: example number 2, someone is fleeing from a murder and tells you that he is going to his home to hide. Then the murder comes by and asks you where the man is. You believe that if you tell the truth, you will be aiding in the individuals murder. The results of lying might be unexpectedly bad. Therefore the best policy is to avoid the known evil-lying and let the consequences come as they may.
