Truth Or Belief?

THIS IS MY 100TH POST!!! I've not been posting for a long time.

Anyway, Gen was telling me something interesting she read from a book. I paraphrase the author (and Gen - Thank you for sharing Gen :D):

1) Do we believe something because it is the truth?

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2) Do we hold it as the truth just because it is our belief?

The next question we might ask is then, what is truth? Can we know truth? Is truth objective or is it subjective? Something for all of us to think and ponder upon...