cave in

in the search for truth,
for anything actually,
you keep an open mind.

faced with new information,
you set aside conflicting notions.

you weigh things.

there are sensible statements
and there is nonsense.

there are credible witnesses
and there are those with a history of dishonesty.

there are certainties.
there are inferences.
there are reasonable assumptions.
there are implausible claims.
there are  falsehoods.
there are unknowns.

holding on to certain views
when the body of evidence
shows otherwise
is foolish.

you're positioning yourself on shaky ground.
you're setting yourself up for a web of lies
you'd be hard put to keep track of.

you might think you're saving face
but you're actually just losing credibility.

justifying a fault doubles it.
don't make matters worse than they already are.
STFU.