There are those who say that we are living in a “post-truth world.” This is the idea that the truth no longer matters. People back up their personal religious beliefs by stating “it’s true to me, and that’s all that matters.” People support their political candidate despite lie after lie by finding a way to derive a kernel of truth from their candidate’s lies. The media sells us their “version” of the truth based on the media empire’s ideological position—and we buy it, hook, line, and sinker. But guess what, the concept of truth has not changed; what has changed is our willingness to
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