Does truth matter anymore?

When faith trumps reason, logic, and evidence- truth goes out the window.  The kind of world that results from that is a horror show.

It is worth quoting The Ascent of Man directly:

The division between him and the authority [ The Inquisition] was absolute.  They believed that faith should dominate.  And Galileo believed that truth should persuade.

This is so crucial to the times, I think.  No evidence is accepted on the issues of the day because the truth doesn't matter anymore.  The only thing that matters anymore is who has the power.

If I am right about this, we are living in dangerous times.  This cannot end well.  It will result in violence or surrender.  Neither of these possible outcomes is good.