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/^t/There are many disputable situations in which people of certain professions lie to others, as they claim, for those people own good, for example, patients. It is generally accepted that in the course of patient's treatment, his or her mental attitude plays equal part as medical care. Therefore doctors believe that the patient's willingness to recuperation can work miracles and should not be weakened by acquainting patients with the knowledge of their real state of health. This problem seems to be extremely difficult to judge, however the intentions of doctors lying to their patients cannot be questioned and if only the results are good the permission to do so may be given. The only problem is how to evaluate doctors who have failed in their attempts to cure their patients using such a method. It may be said that if they were given the right to lie, any consequences must be accepted and obviously they cannot be condemned for they have been trying to save human life.