Are you Sure?

Do we often say things, as if they are absolutely true and beyond doubt? Are we sometimes not completely confident in the veracity of our statement? Is it fact?

Truth?

Why is the truth so often hard to accept, especially if it is contradictory to one’s own beliefs? Is this really why Galileo lost his life? A lack of acceptance of the truth?

Veracity?

Has truthfulness gone out of style? Is it irrelevant in today’s world? Is it ok to say anything, true or not, if it sounds good or fits your perspective? Will this philosophy become more pervasive in the future?