My mother believes that serpents can talk but that coyotes cannot. And there you have it. Whatever the belief, it is time to get past semantics and listen to truth. This rhetorical question that implies that mankind cannot know truth is easily answered. Truth is that which sets us free.
Truth is that which leads to life.
Truth is the center that goes unheeded in the mind of mankind. It was said to Adam, who by his actions, chose death. They chose a path that kept them continually enslaved by other nations. It was said by Jesus, who never supported civil disobedience, and the people of that time tried to use force to practice their religion. It eventually brought their temple down around them.