'Literal truth,' as one might construe in the style of Iain McGilchrist, signifies a mode of understanding that isolates facts or statements in a manner devoid of context, nuance, or the implicit meanings that enrich human experience. It concerns itself primarily with what can be quantitatively measured, explicitly verified, and universally agreed upon, often sundered from the web of lived experience and the complexity of human consciousness. While literal truth has its indispensable place in science and logic, it is but a shard of a greater, more encompassing reality. To grasp literal truth alone is to risk being ensnared in a reductive view of existence, one that overlooks the profundity, ambiguity, and interconnectedness that give life its texture and depth. Therefore, while not dismissible, literal truth requires the balancing presence of metaphorical, aesthetic, and intuitive truths to reflect the full spectrum of human understanding.

See also: right hemisphere, left hemisphere, corpus callosum