[Candy19217]

Why, when speaking the truth, do people become afraid? Why do people think it’s hostile to speak the truth?

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Name : Candy19217, Gender : F, City : Baltimore, State : MD, Country : United States, 

[Patrick-Wood19918]

What truths are you refering to? If people act afraid, it’s because they ‘know’ that there are no truths. ‘Is not an absolute truth a compound lie’ -Nietzsche

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[Dan27143]

Sometimes the truth can hurt worse than bullets. The average middle age guy doesn’t want someone to tell him that he’s experiencing the beginning stages of male-pattern baldness, or that his 16 year old daughter has been spotted around town getting into the cars of various scumbags. I remember when I fell for this girl whom I thought I was going to marry, and was devastated when I inadvertantly discovered via a 3rd party the extent of her promiscuity, drug use, and various other self destructive behaviors, as well as the truth about how she truly regarded me. It’s good that I found out as soon as I did (because any longer and the end result would have been far worse), but believe me, it hurt worse than slow-acting poison.

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[SR28499]

I love speaking and hearing the truth, though I also think that it may sometimes eclipse other cherished human virtues, like compassion, respect, and kindness. It’s a touchy thing. It’s easier for me to write the truth and put it in a drawer than it is to say it to someone’s face.

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[kris26225]

I think that society has become so concerned with everyones’ egos. We are all so obsessed with not offending anyone’s feelings and we often intentionally skew the truth to sound better. I used to work retail and I was constantly criticized for being brutally honest when asked my opinion. The truth can hurt! No one wants to hurt anymore – it is all about convenience in this society. We are forced to just be passive and not speak our opinions to get by smoothly and go with the flow. i.e. ‘Don’t rock the boat,’ etc. I hate it but it comes down to the fact that lying is often immoral – but less frustrating.

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[Ian]

Because to hear the truth is to face up to it, and that requires bravery and energy, and that drains one’s ability to cope with the everyday stresses of life and the competing demands people put on us. To speak the truth *is* aggressive, unless you are sure the listener is up to hearing it.

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[Andrea K.]

I would imagine that many truth-speakers feel afraid when they don’t know how what they say will be taken by the listeners. Since we have a built-in ‘flight or fight’ system, adrenaline comes in when we feel apprehensive (whether we want it to or not).

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