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What does it mean?
Truth is eternal and universal. No group owns it; it belongs to all souls.
In plain terms
Truth is forever and belongs to everyone equally.
What can you take from it?
Share truth freely without ownership.

Where it applies

  • debate
  • education
  • social justice

Putting it to work

  • collaboration
  • fairness

Questions to consider

  • Who should own the truth?
  • How is truth eternal?

Another view

Different people may disagree on what truth is.

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