Why do we lie?

Are you an honest person?, can you be sure you're not lying? Well, science doesn't think so. Lying is part of our genetics because it's a mechanism to adapt to the group, we're social animals so we know consciously and unconsciously that we have a better chance of surviving in a group if we do or say what is expected from us.

Lies begin in the cradle, it has been proven that from 6 months of age many babies only cry if they know that someone is listening to them, and in childhood we continue lying to get what we want.

Researchers at the Canadian University of Toronto did an experiment on children: scientists hid a toy and children had to guess what it was. While they were away, the children were spied on by hidden camera and it was discovered that 80% of the children who had turned 8 years old had broken the rule and looked at the hidden toy. Most children under the age of 8 also looked at the toy, but later, when they were caught, they had the decency to recognize it.

It's assumed that in 50% of social interactions we lie with greater or lesser audacity. It's estimated that 6 out of 10 people lie regularly, although most of the time it's to avoid offending others, to avoid unwanted conversations, to avoid having to explain or to protect others.