What is truth?

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What is truth? I have two definitions:

1. Truth is an accurate representation of reality

2. Truth is the actual state of affairs

The rest of this post is an explanation of each definition.

1. Truth is an accurate representation of reality

I believe that truth is anything that is an accurate representation. When somebody says that they're telling the truth, they're claiming to be saying something that correctly corresponds to reality. In this regard, every true proposition is the truth.

2. Truth is the actual state of affairs

I believe that the second meaning of truth is equivalent to the word 'reality'. Sometimes people capitalize the word 'Truth' to demonstrate this meaning.

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