What’s the big deal?  Nobody gets hurt when you tell a lie.  It’s right if the person who’s been lied to says “Thank you, I appreciate it, your lying to me was a kind and loving act.”  Sometimes people will tell you that lying makes their lives easier. What’s more, lies are habit forming — the more lies we tell the easier it becomes. So we tell more lies.  If you don’t want to go someplace with someone, just make up an excuse. If your parent asks you if you’ve finished your homework, tell them that you have.  If a teacher asks you for your assignment, say you left it at home. If a coach asks you if you were drinking at a party, tell them that you weren’t there.  Technically these are lies but since no one is hurt, what’s the big deal? And nobody gets hurt, right?