Maybe I've been out of school for too long, but this just doesn't seem like an *argument* to me, but rather two loosely related statements that don't actually follow each other.
I do think it's wrong to tell lies, but I don't think it always follows that one should tell the truth. Sometimes the wrong thing is the right thing.
And I'm pretty sure that some research has shown that some patients benefit from *not* being told the truth, specifically those who are certain stages of altzimers, where a true *feeling* environment is more important than a truthful one. And while I generally believe that a patient should be told the whole truth, it's because I believe that a doctor's job includes helping patients make informed decisions, not strictly because I believe it's wrong to lie.
So there's just something that doesn't sit right with me for this as an argument, and at least part of it is the *always*.
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Date: June 4th, 2010 04:09 pm (UTC)From:I do think it's wrong to tell lies, but I don't think it always follows that one should tell the truth. Sometimes the wrong thing is the right thing.
And I'm pretty sure that some research has shown that some patients benefit from *not* being told the truth, specifically those who are certain stages of altzimers, where a true *feeling* environment is more important than a truthful one. And while I generally believe that a patient should be told the whole truth, it's because I believe that a doctor's job includes helping patients make informed decisions, not strictly because I believe it's wrong to lie.
So there's just something that doesn't sit right with me for this as an argument, and at least part of it is the *always*.