Lying

Why do we lie? If you asked anyone if they've lied before most of them would say yes. The ones that say no our probably liying. Some people don't believe in liying, but i think that without teh ability to lie then there would be complete chaos. We neeed to lie to keep an equilibrium. I'm not saying that everyone should lie to cheat, but i believe in lying so that you can prevent conflict or hurting someones feelings. I found this interesting quote by University of Massachusetts psychologist Robert Feldman says this, "We find that as soon as people feel that their self-esteem is threatened, they immediately begin to lie at higher levels." http://www.livescience.com/health/060515_why_lie.html