dairygirl4u2c Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franimus Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 Please vote before you read the posts... I think. Let me provide an example to explain my vote: You take some Jews into your home in Nazi Germany. One day, the SS starts knocking on every door on the street asking for Jews. What do you do when they get to your door? Presume that you know that the SS want to kill the Jews. Obviously, you shouldn't tell the SS that you have Jews in your house, and you definatly shouldn't tell them where the trap door is. However, lying (or "telling a falsehood," if you prefer) to the SS is not wrong (or a sin) in this case. Why? The definition of a lie is to tell somebody, who has the right to know something, a falsehood. The SS do not have the right to know in this case. Why? The SS do not plan on doing anything good with that knowledge. Anybody who does not plan to use information for objective good (however you may define good, we'll leave that alone for now) does not have a [u]right[/u] to that information. Note: This argument I learned in Philosophy class; hence the lack of anything theological (I've found that philosophy points to and leads to (and is some sort of base for) theology anyways) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dairygirl4u2c Posted May 24, 2006 Author Share Posted May 24, 2006 .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laudate_Dominum Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 I voted. and just fyi I basically agree with Franimus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dairygirl4u2c Posted May 24, 2006 Author Share Posted May 24, 2006 (edited) The answer is false. [quote]2488 The right to the communication of the truth is not unconditional. Everyone must conform his life to the Gospel precept of fraternal love. This requires us in concrete situations to judge whether or not it is appropriate to reveal the truth to someone who asks for it.[/quote] Edited May 24, 2006 by dairygirl4u2c Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixxxer Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 i dont understand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Domini Posted May 24, 2006 Share Posted May 24, 2006 [quote name='dairygirl4u2c' post='989761' date='May 24 2006, 08:46 PM'] The answer is false. [/quote] Didnt post #2 already state that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dairygirl4u2c Posted May 25, 2006 Author Share Posted May 25, 2006 yup why do you ask? just putting the official answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uruviel Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 well, I said true, shows how ignorant I really am. Or is that just stupid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heavenseeker Posted May 26, 2006 Share Posted May 26, 2006 I voted true because simple truths should be open but after voting i read some of the post that went into depper reasions and gave reasons for not being truthful so now i would like to say False Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmotherofpirl Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 The right to truth is unconditional, but good judgement decides when you have a right to reveal a truth, because you cannot sin against another to do so. As usual, as with everything else in life, it depends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschoolmom Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 I think these polls are coming from a trivia game... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
God the Father Posted June 10, 2006 Share Posted June 10, 2006 YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cow of Shame Posted June 12, 2006 Share Posted June 12, 2006 [quote name='God the Father' post='1002611' date='Jun 10 2006, 04:38 PM'] YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH! [/quote] Well, maybe with oven mitts.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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