Lie Detector

I believe lying is bad but then we all lie about many things everyday. I read about a study that Robert Feldman, a psychology professor at the University of Massachusetts conducted with some students. He videotaped students talking to strangers then made those students recognize the things that were not true. At the end of his study he found that they said about three lies every ten minutes, and thought it was lower than he thought. He says that since lies have become part of us, we don't even realize when we lie. Human beings lie to avoid awkwardness or punishment, to please ourselves, to maintain relationships and please others. Everyone lies when they embellish stories to make them look more exciting and interesting. The best example is with Santa Claus. Why lie to your kid about it if you know is not true. I guess we do lie to kids not to break that fantasy they believe in but why lie to protect ourselves when we do something wrong. Even though many people agree and disagree that lying is a bad thing to do they still do it at some point of their lives.