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Withholding information that wasn't asked for is generally not considered lying. Which is why everyone is calling it a 'secret'. It sounds like the big conten
by fleitz 12y ago
Withholding information that wasn't asked for is generally not considered lying. Which is why everyone is calling it a 'secret'.
It sounds like the big contention was that he wanted to contact his son, not that the son existed.
- jacquesm 12y agoThat's tricky ground you're on there. That's usually called 'lying by omission', you are technically not lying because you have uttered no untruths but you are morally in the wrong because you are withholding information that the social contract in force would expect you to disclose.