IT HAS BECOME PAINFULLY OBVIOUS THAT MANY AMERICANS ARE NOT INTERESTED IN THE TRUTH THESE DAYS. ONE PROOF OF WHICH IS THEIR VOTING RECORD. BELOW ARE TWO DEFINITIONS OF TRUTH WHICH HOPEFULLY WILL HELP US TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IT ACTUALLY MEANS.
Truth has a variety of meanings, primarily being in accord with fact or reality,[1] fidelity to an original or to a standard or ideal and, in common usage, constancy or sincerity in action or character.[1] The opposite of truth is falsehood, which, correspondingly, can also take on a logical, factual, or ethical meaning. The concept of truth is discussed and debated in several contexts, including philosophy and religion. Many human activities depend upon the concept, which is assumed rather than a subject of discussion, including science, law, and everyday life.
Various theories and views of truth continue to be debated among scholars and philosophers. Language and words are a means by which humans convey information to one another and the method used to recognize a "truth" is termed a criterion of truth. There are differing claims on such questions as what constitutes truth: what things are truthbearers capable of being true or false; how to define and identify truth; the roles that revealed and acquired knowledge play; and whether truth is subjective or objective, relative or absolute.
Many religions consider perfect knowledge of all truth about all things (omniscience) to be an attribute of a divine or supernatural being. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia).
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