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I agree with a lot of this. I don't think all lying is bad. I think (as was brought up in the thread about it a lot) it comes down to intent and context. If you're lying to bring someone harm - intentionally - then that's (probably) a bad sort of lie. But lying for protection of self (not necessarily of others, that's a whole other issue) isn't bad at all.
When it comes to poems and the like, I don't see that as lying at all, even if presented as truth. More artistic license than anything.