"Guile" is considered "good", but it imply's "deception", does it not?

[Neogaia777]

"Guile" is considered "good", but it imply's "deception", does it not?

Are there other situations where "lying" or deceiving someone, can be moral?

Comments?

God Bless!

 

[dogs4thewin]

I do not think so, but and this is a weakness of mine there are ways you can put things that are not lying without being so frank you are just mean. I am bad at that.

 

[SkyWriting]

"Guile" is considered "good", but it imply's "deception", does it not?
Are there other situations where "lying" or deceiving someone, can be moral?
Comments? God Bless!

God requires that we be honest with Him and use that
relationship as assistance in our relationship with others.
But as we grow to know God, we can better recognise
evil and use wisdom to fight it.

For example, it is wise to avoid being struck even if
it means fooling your attacker about which way you
are going to move.

 

[Ana the Ist]

Sonic Boom!

 

[Eudaimonist]

"Guile" is considered "good"

By whom? Not by me.

The best that I can say for guile is that when deception actually is moral, then guile is moral too in that specific situation.


eudaimonia,

Mark

 

[Neogaia777]

By whom? Not by me.

The best that I can say for guile is that when deception actually is moral, then guile is moral too in that specific situation.


eudaimonia,

Mark

Here's an example/situation...

 

[brinny]

"Guile" is considered "good", but it imply's "deception", does it not?

Are there other situations where "lying" or deceiving someone, can be moral?

Comments?

God Bless!

Hi. According to the Bible, it's not considered good my friend.

Just wondering though, where did you see that it was considered good?

Thanks.

 

[Neogaia777]

Hi. According to the Bible, it's not considered good my friend.

Just wondering though, where did you see that it was considered good?

Thanks.

Rahab hid the spies and lied about it to her people, and it was considered "good"...

And that's not the only example, in the Bible, or in our world, where truth was comprimised and someone lie was spoken because the lie took a lesser moral high ground, than the one you comprimised by lying in the first place, that your trying to uphold, like saving lives, for example

God Bless!

 

[brinny]

Rahab hid the spies and lied about it to her people, and it was considered "good"...

God Bless!

it wasn't "guile" brother......."guile" refers to the subtlety of evil intentions that are hidden and meant for harm and/or destruction.

It would be a GREAT study, brother.

 

[Neogaia777]

guile
ɡīl/
noun

1. sly or cunning intelligence.
   "he used all his guile and guts to free himself from the muddle he was in"
   synonyms: cunning, craftiness, craft, artfulness, art, artifice, wiliness, slyness,deviousness;
   wiles, ploys, schemes, stratagems, maneuvers, tricks,subterfuges, ruses;
   deception, deceit, duplicity, underhandedness, double-dealing, trickery

Nothing about "evil intent"?

God Bless!

 

[Nithavela]

If guile is bad, why does his theme go with everything?

 

[brinny]

If guile is bad, why does his theme go with everything?

LOL! Tell me about that most interesting dancing flower you posted (in yer signature?)

almost reminds me of this one.....

but there is a slight difference....

what would that be?

 

[Nithavela]

That's flowey the flower, a nice and friendly character from undertale responsible for teaching you the basics of the game. I changed the picture of the spider girl because people didn't like it.