It's not because of God that I choose to be honest, it's because lies sit in a place I can't rip them out of, and they hurt me, so I try to produce as few as possible.
@Jazzy_Butts trippy to me. i used to be pathologically honest because it would hurt to be otherwise, but i found out that itself to be not entirely representative of reality. it did hurt, and i didnt trust myself to be able to remember the lie i told, but also,,,
in many situations, when i told the truth, i ended up hurting the other person more than myself. and i didn’t want this to happen. of course this is in large part a problem with the people i surrounded myself with, but there’s also something to be said for releasing only necessary information.
it can be a matter of priorities. not all lies and their various types are unethical. e.x. i dont have to tell someone what i really am thinking and feeling when it’d be inappropriate to do so, not add anything to the conversation etc.
i have to lie to my psychiatrist or else he wouldnt give me stimulants. that sucks, and i hate to do it, but i need my adhd managed more than i need to be truthful, here. it adds far more benefit to my life than it hurts me, and ive came to terms with this being so, such that it doesn’t hurt so much anymore unless i think about it too hard.
I have a very good memory so things bother me for a long time, if I lie, I'll remember it, and it will drive me crazy, it will worm its way through my brain, and make me insane. Even lies to myself do this, but they're much easier to tell, and maybe that makes them much more dangerous.