Помогите прочитать английский текст, русскими буквами. Adults lie constantly to kids. I'm not saying we should stop, but I think we should at least examine which lies we tell and why. But, what motivates people to lie? I believe many peoples lies are simply for the purpose of maintaining social contacts by avoiding insults or discord. Small lies that avoid conflict are probably the most common sort of lie...and avoiding conflict is a top motivator for deception. For example: someone lying about traffic holding them up, rather than sleeping in... or a "no, you look great in those pants" -- both sorts of lies achieve the effect of avoiding social conflict. They are "make life easier" kinds of lies.