A robust truth is one that is strengthened by every bit of added context
If adding context weakens your assertion steadily until it dissolves into noise, you basically lied
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that is a great way to say it. Also, a lie can pose as the truth by contorting or suppressing the original context. Unravel the real context and the lie is exposed.
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In other words it needs to be antifragile as defined.by and grow stronger the more adversity it encounters..
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Feels like a test for bullshit more broadly than just lies; lies being deliberate falsehoods while bullshit being self-serving statements whose veracity is irrelevant to the bullshitter
I think every bit is too high a bar. We’re pattern seeking beings. You can’t avoid extraneous added context being interpreted in ways that can be framed to question your truth, particularly in a low-data situation
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