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« on: August 05, 2008, 11:41:53 PM »

In the long term definitely not, but in the short term, when the full magnitude of the truth cannot be disseminated quickly enough and/or accurately enough to avoid further and more catastrophic misperceptions from arising if the full truth is told, then yes, lying is morally acceptable.
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