Is a helpful lie more "true" than an unhelpful truth?

Question: Is a helpful lie more "true" than an unhelpful truth!?
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There is an ancient Tamil (A language of South India) that says!. ' A lie becomes truth when it does unalloyed good'!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

There is no such thing as truth or lies nor is anything helpful of unhelpful!. All there is is possibility; a possibility not bound by time and thus has infinite potential!. Every circle is made of dots (pixels) and when zoomed and retouched will be made up of infinite dots!. The idea of a circle being one is possible because it's made up of infinite parts!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

Is it Kind!? Is it Necessary!? Is it True!? Ask those questions before speaking or taking action!. But seek not the lower truth, but the highest TRUTH!. For example, a person might be physically unattractive, but it would be unkind to tell them that!. Seek instead the beauty inside, for each Soul is truly a beautiful spark of God!. The best rule of thumb is if one can not say or do something kind, necessary, AND true, then be silent!. Truth is self evident and will find expression even if you are silent!.

The final question to ask, "What would love do!?" Do it for love or don't do it at all!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

Yes, sometimes it is better to say to a sick person that he looks better then telling the truth and say he still looks like death warmed up!. You take hope away and also energy from the person you say that to!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

No!. No matter what the situation is and if it will make your friend or whoever feel better or whatever, later that 'helpful lie' will stretch to a black lie!. Just don't!. I won't disagree to the fact that I lie myself, but I've been through it LOL!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

An unhelpful truth is only withheld truth (this makes it a lie) that can now do nothing but harm if told, and no lie will ever be as helpful to the one hearing it as it is to the one telling it!. Or so you think!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

This really depends on the situation!. There are times when I "fib" to make someone feel better or better the situation, but most times, the plain truth is best!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

A helpful lie is when you will admit you are scared to tell the truth by telling a lie but also know that anyone with half a kid brain would see any lie as cake and eat it :)Www@QuestionHome@Com

There is no such thing as a helpful lie!. There is no such thing as a true lie!. By it's very nature a lie is untrue!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

Lies, truths they are the same !.!. what makes them different is how you look at them!. A lie can be more true than any truth ever spoken!. Same goes visa verse =] Www@QuestionHome@Com

No!. It can be more helpful (at least in the short term), but in terms of truth value it is necessarily less by definition!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

no!. you should tell the truth always cuz it comes back to bite you in the butt later!.Www@QuestionHome@Com