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/^t/Lying, or to use less emphatic statement, stretching the truth is an inherent feature of human beings. It's the necessity imposed on us and something we impose on others. We dupe in order to obtain certain goals, to create a better picture of ourselves and to protect others from getting hurt. In all of these cases it's explicable and acceptable, unless a person is a habitual lier who uses it as a means of deceiving others with no concern about consequences.