Truth questioned
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Several people question whether different cultures have different truths or if a truth is that which must be accepted universally. Generally, some may claim that knowledge entails truth. Defining what truth really means is virtually impossible. Some people claim that a claim possesses truth. The line that separates truth from belief is so fine that in several instances truth and belief may collide. If we base the definition of truth on universal acceptance, then several things are false. A truth, in my opinion, is not necessarily universally acceptedbut should be certainly backed up by some form of evidence even if it may be abstract. For several years, people have been arguing in favor of or against cultural truths, universal truths or individual truths. Truth is for everyone who is affected by people's perceptions about what is truth and what is falsity. These perceptions influence the structure of culture whether conscious or unconscious...