Introduction

Deceit is prevalent everywhere in society. From 'little white lies' that people tell, to one big lie that turns into a whole web of lies that is almost impossible to escape from without coming clean, it's everywhere. But the question is, is all deceit necessarily bad? What if you are lying to someone to spare their feelings or to boost their confidence? Is it really that bad to tell a small lie to someone if you believe that it will be helpful to them? Or even to tell a small lie to help yourself. As long as no one is getting harmed, it's not a big deal, right? The thing is, how can you predict what that one lie will turn into? How do you know that no one will get hurt?