====== Truth ======

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**Truth** is the quality or state of being in accordance with fact or reality. In scientific and clinical contexts, it refers to what is **objectively verifiable**, **logically consistent**, and **resistant to bias or distortion**.

===== 🔍 Key Aspects =====
  * Based on evidence and observation  
  * Independent of belief, opinion, or convenience  
  * Can be complex, evolving, and uncomfortable  

===== 🧠 In Context (Academic & Medical Fields) =====
  * A correct diagnosis despite pressure to discharge quickly  
  * Data that contradicts a popular hypothesis  
  * Speaking out against flawed protocols, even at personal cost  

===== ⚠️ Why It Matters =====
  * Truth is the foundation of trust in medicine and science  
  * Suppressing it endangers patients, learning, and integrity  
  * Seeking truth requires courage, rigor, and humility  

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