Is it okay to lie Yes or no?

So while honesty is usually the best policy, there are exceptions. Just about all religions and belief systems, however, extol the virtue of honesty. So while it’s okay to lie, in most cases, it’s better to strive not to.

When should you tell a lie?

But before lying to protect someone’s interests or feelings, ask yourself not only whether you are lying to protect them, but also whether that person would believe your lie was well-intended if they found out. Lying may be helpful when there is no ambiguity about the resulting benefits for those on the receiving end.

What are good reasons to lie?

Numbers don’t lie

To avoid being punished.
To obtain a reward not otherwise readily obtainable.
To protect another person from being punished.
To protect oneself from the threat of physical harm.
To win the admiration of others.
To get out of an awkward social situation.
To avoid embarrassment.

Does the Bible say not to smoke?

Since smoking is an addiction, it certainly enslaves the smoker. The Bible states: “Whoever perpetrates a sin is a slave of that sin”. Today we see how smoking holds every smoker in slavery, whether a young person, a man or a woman, youth or adult. This is clear in the fact that every smoker finds it very hard to quit.

Why is smoking not good?

Smoking can cause lung disease by damaging your airways and the small air sacs (alveoli) found in your lungs. Lung diseases caused by smoking include COPD, which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Cigarette smoking causes most cases of lung cancer.

Is smoking haram in Islam?

Muhammad clearly stated that “all intoxicants are forbidden in Islam.” Smoking a cigarette falls just short of this categorical ban on intoxicants. So Muslims do smoke.

Who made smokes?

Cigarettes appear to have had antecedents in Mexico and Central America around the 9th century in the form of reeds and smoking tubes. The Maya, and later the Aztecs, smoked tobacco and other psychoactive drugs in religious rituals and frequently depicted priests and deities smoking on pottery and temple engravings.

When was smoking declared harmful?

On this day in 1964, U.S. Surgeon General Luther Terry issued a definitive report that linked smoking cigarettes with lung cancer.