Is Honesty REALLY the best policy?

[Maleficus]

I have a policy of absolute honesty that I have always held myself to very tightly and while I feel that it is right, is it really the smartest ( and best ) policy to maintain.

I was watching TV with my dad and one of those freevibe or whatever bullcrap propaganda commercials came on about weed and how it apparently causes car wrecks ( read bullcrap ) and i voiced my disapproval as usual even though i know my parents are quite conservative. Me and my dad started talking about it and he asked me if i have ever done it, I immediately responded no as one of those reactionary things ( just one of those things where you know the right answer to say even if its a lie ) then corrected myself and told him that i have done it once. Needless to say he was not exactly happy.

This was done long ago also and it was the only time I did it, the chances of him finding out and it coming to bite me in the butt are virtually nill so how was this the best policy when it could have been avoided altogether ( I don't plan on changing my policy of honesty though.)

 

[RettaGuy]

not talk about subjects that you are not willing to fully talk about...

 

[Schadenfreude]

Originally posted by: RettaGuy
not talk about subjects that you are not willing to fully talk about...

 

[Spac3d]

Some things are better left unsaid... like telling your parents you have smoked weed😱

 

[Maleficus]

Originally posted by: RettaGuy
not talk about subjects that you are not willing to fully talk about...

Broken sentences are nice. Also if you are implying I was not fully willing to talk about it, please tell me how you figure that?

 

[Maleficus]

Originally posted by: Spac3d
Some things are better left unsaid... like telling your parents you have smoked weed😱

He asked a question, i answered.

I don't regret my choice either, I'm just bringing up a topic i thought was semi interesting.

 

[Schadenfreude]

Originally posted by: Maleficus

Originally posted by: RettaGuy
not talk about subjects that you are not willing to fully talk about...

Broken sentences are nice. Also if you are implying I was not fully willing to talk about it, please tell me how you figure that?

Obivously you're wondering if it was the best thing to say, so you were hesitant to say it - hence, "not fully willing to talk about", or that's my take on it.

 

[Moonbeam]

Along with honesty goes strength of character. You have to live a life about which there is no need to lie. You don't cheat on your wife, you don't screw people behind their back, etc.

Something else that could be considered a donw side at first is that for me, honesty cost me everything I was taught to believe. Everything is a lie. The good side is that the truth is interesting.

 

[Maleficus]

Originally posted by: Jehovah

Originally posted by: Maleficus

Originally posted by: RettaGuy
not talk about subjects that you are not willing to fully talk about...

Broken sentences are nice. Also if you are implying I was not fully willing to talk about it, please tell me how you figure that?

Obivously you're wondering if it was the best thing to say, so you were hesitant to say it - hence, "not fully willing to talk about", or that's my take on it.

No I wasn't wondering if it was the best thing to say. I know for a fact that it would have been better to leave it alone and simply not say anything but that is not how i chose to approach the situation despite knowing this. It is my opinion that honesty is not really the BEST policy it is just the most moral and well honest 🙂

I was just wondering if you guys think honesty is the best way to handle things and i provided a situation that might support my opinion that it really isnt.

 

[hdeck]

yes it is.

 

[dethman]

honesty is not always the best policy. socially, there are just reasons not to be entirely truthful ALL the time.

but being an honest person is a good policy.