I didn't put a value on anything, I simply pointed out that in my own experience and for most people, pointing out or implying that someone else is dishonest most likely reveals a lack of self-insight.
Nevertheless I think it's both right and important that honesty is valued, since without it society as we know it would break down. It's just that the importance or value of honesty differs from situation to situation.
Most people would still speak to me and treat me as a human being even if they knew I had stolen that turkey sandwich from the lunch fridge*, but some might not. Most people wouldn't be at all bothered if they knew I downloaded two million books*, while some would equate it to armed robbery. Different things are important to different people, but few, if any, are 100% honest.
*- both hypotheticals, in case someone should wonder. Sadly I don't even have access to a lunch fridge.
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Originally Posted by maxiart
And then some people just don't care about honesty for honesty's sake. People who live by their own beliefs, instead of those of others. They will pretend to adjust to majority in times when doing otherwise might cause too much of a stirrup or bother, but otherwise will pretty much not care about how others would consider their actions.
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To me that sounds exactly like most people.