It is not always best, all things considered, to believe the truth. That does not mean truth is not intrinsically valuable. Rather, it means that truth's intrinsic value is finite. Even if it is good for its own sake, it is not so good that nothing else could make a true belief bad to have, all things considered.

Is truth a value?

In classical logic, with its intended semantics, the truth values are true (denoted by 1 or the verum ⊤), and untrue or false (denoted by 0 or the falsum ⊥); that is, classical logic is a two-valued logic. This set of two values is also called the Boolean domain.

Is truth an important value in life?

The Importance of Truth. Truth matters, both to us as individuals and to society as a whole. As individuals, being truthful means that we can grow and mature, learning from our mistakes. For society, truthfulness makes social bonds, and lying and hypocrisy break them.