Comments for The Ethics Guy

Comment on Why Cheat? by Bruce Weinstein, Ph.D.

Bruce Weinstein, Ph.D. — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 19:01:01 +0000

Thank you for your comments! What class is this for?

Comment on Why Cheat? by Luke

Luke — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:20:11 +0000

Stealing is sometimes justified. Only if what you are stealing was not fairly acquired by the person you are stealing from. It is never justified if what you steal was fairly acquired by the person you are stealing from. Should be viewed as a last option.

Comment on Why Cheat? by Tyler G.

Tyler G. — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:02:29 +0000

we all know that cheating is wrong but the truth of the fact is that we all do it and we will always do it. the thing is just how far we go in our cheating if you cheat at a game with a little kid its not as bad as Armstrong who took steroids and used it to win 7 tour de Frances you must know the levels of the cheating.

Comment on Why Cheat? by Emily

Emily — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:27:57 +0000

Everybody is presented with the opportunity to cheat (or not) every single day. I don’t think cheating is ever ok. The only time I would justify it is if it affected only the person cheating, but it never does. Even cheating on a test in college- it may look like it only affects only the cheater, but in reality, it affects that person’s grade, which affects their rank, which affects other people’s ranks. Cheating is not isolated, and as soon as a little bit is justified a little bit more gets justified, until the cheating becomes a big deal. Cheating is never ok.

Comment on Why Cheat? by Zach

Zach — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:23:34 +0000

I think cheating is wrong no matter what people say if you have feeling for someone then you should stay with them. people should be smart and not cheat on the other

Comment on Why Cheat? by Erika D.

Erika D. — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 03:16:32 +0000

I liked how he said every person cheats. Even if you think you are the most perfect person in the world. You still cheat or have cheated at some point in your life. I also agree about how other countries tolerate cheating different. Some places think one thing isn’t right while maybe here in America it actually isnt that bad. It all just depends on who and where you are. And no matter who you are at some point in your life you will cheat.

Comment on Why Cheat? by Cady

Cady — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 02:54:52 +0000

I like how in the article he talks about both sides of cheating. He talkes about how it is ethical and how it is not. It really made me think about how in some cases it may be okay to cheat and how in other situations there is no excuse for cheating. Everyone cheats whether they admit to it or not, just some of us do it different extremes. I think that cheating can never be justified to be ethically right.

Comment on Why Cheat? by David

David — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:09:10 +0000

I think that cheating is okay. We are always presented with two choices: right and wrong. It’s our own personal decision to decide what is right and wrong, and then to choose what we want to do. But there is of course a definite right and wrong — and the wrong choice could potentially affect you in negative ways.

Comment on Why Cheat? by Olivia

Olivia — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:06:36 +0000

I agree with the idea that when cheating leads to legal, or more serious consequences, it shouldn’t be brushed off lightly. However, it’s hard to determine where the line is drawn between that situation and his example of a white lie, “you look good in those jeans.” It’s really a messy topic because who’s to decide where that line is drawn or what the difference is?

Comment on Why Cheat? by Jacob

Jacob — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:05:15 +0000

I think that people’s ethics determines if they think it is okay to cheat sometimes, always, or never. I think ethics are usually determined by each individuals upbringing and the people they are around throughout their life. If they are around people who cheat, they may think of cheating as not such a bad thing. It goes the other way too. However, I think that most people are in between since everyone cheats.