He ignored the claim and ordered his crew to continue sailing in the same path. Suddenly the ship jolted, and it could sail no further. The ship had hit land! No matter the beliefs and opinions that Columbus had formed about the land, rational or irrational, the physical being of the land held reality and truth of its own existence. This truth pertains to everyone, objectively.
             Secondly, in the case of social constructions it is possible to hold different beliefs and interpretations, but impossible to deny their truth and reality. For example, "war" is a social construction. It is something that existed before we knew how to identify it, but over time had been of enough significance to society that it had received a name. Therefore, when it was named, "war" came into being. Once named and coupled with a parallel concept, "war" became cognizable (capable of being known). When learned of,
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