d consider lying to her must understand that the right thing to do is to tell the truth. What if telling the truth brings the person to suicide? Is telling him/her the truth a moral action, even though its consequence is a wrongful act? If telling the person the truth drives her to commit suicide, it seems like no rational being would will the maxim to become a universal law. However, the suicide is a consequence of your initial action. According to the Categorical Imperative, the suicide has no relevance on whether telling the truth is moral. Likewise, it is impossible to know that upon hearing the news, that the person would commit suicide. Of course it is a possibility, but there are many other alternatives that they could make, and it is i
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