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This article is from the Conservatism FAQ, by Jim Kalb kalb@aya.yale.edu with numerous contributions by others.

But what about truth?

Most conservatives are confident comprehensive objective truth
exists, but not in the form of a set of propositions with a single
meaning equally demonstrable to all. The world is too big for us to
grasp as a whole in a clear systematic way. We apprehend truth
largely through tradition and in a way that cannot be fully
articulated. Even if some truths can be known with certainty through
reason or revelation, their social acceptance and their
interpretation and application depend on tradition.