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> Some people believe lying is always bad.

Simply because someone believes something does not move the phenomenon to the subjective realm.

The Earth is not flat.

Some may argue a case for why they believe lying is always bad and would never engage in it. Yet experience proves those most vociferously against little white lies are often lying to themselves on a variety of topics. "Honey, does this make me look fat" is a no-win situation for these individuals.

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> Simply because someone believes something does not move the phenomenon to the subjective realm.

From your POV yes. From their POV no.

> The Earth is not flat

I'm sorry, you cannot use this argument. It's not even in the same category.

Whether telling a white lie is ok is as subjective as it gets. You can pick better examples if you want to make the case that some ideas are objectively good or bad; this one is not it.

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