What would you do if?

Well, if telling the truth means that someone would die, I would not tell him anything. I would allow myself to be shot, because I know that this particular life is not all there is, and if Jesus is willing, I will incarnate again. I am not so attached to this life that I would lie.

Well, we can examine this with either Deontological ethics or Utilitarian calculus. Following Immanuel Kant's Categorical Imperative (Deontological ethics/Moral Absolutism), the person would have the duty to uphold absolute morality meaning that lying is not an option, no matter the consequences, this could be seen as either option B or option C.

Another view would be John Stuart Mill's Utilitarianism which would be ensuring the greatest happiness for the greatest amount of people. Following Utilitarian calculus, option A would ensure that harm is prevented by withholding information from a dangerous individual and would grant you safety.

In this particular situation, I would personally ignore Kant's philosophy and lie. I personally have no problem with lying and I wouldn't feel bad at all to lie for something important.

Not lying ever has little to do with being a good person.

If only I know something, then I'm not going to tell a murder who is about to murder me. And lying would give them as much information as telling the truth. I suspect I am not confident enought to pull of a lie with a gun pointed at my head. The chance that he'd kill me if I spoke and stop being useful than if I had information he needed.

He's gonna shoot you anyway. - c.

You've already defined him as a 'murderer'. These people can't just stop a causing one death.

But I've read the question, - "Do I loose all respect for myself, - before my own death, by giving my killer what he wants, - and that my truthy answer will be the catalyst that he pulls the trigger".

This is when thoughtless wisdom comes into action during the emergency it is beyond all/uncorrupted. It is just that or simply it is neither lie nor truth but it is just it is.

I'd probably lie, but then he'd probably shoot me anyway, but the joke would be on him, eh? I told him a huge ******* lie.

Lying in the above situation as a form of self-defence (or protection of others) is permissible.

think what would cause a worse outcome- you lieing, or him doin more evil with the info you give him, lesser of 2 evils really

d. Tell him to put the gun away, because I'm the only one who knows what he wants to know - he can't kill me. Then bargain or beat him down, depending on how physically dangerous he is.

he might shoot me in the struggle that ensued,but i would not allow him to shoot me.wich he would do if i told him or not.