This text critically examines the semantic and philosophical implications of the term "verification." The author argues that the word is fundamentally misleading because it suggests that something uncertain can be made certain, or that truth itself can be manufactured (deriving from the Latin verum facio). According to the presented reflection, truth is not something that can be "made" or "created" through human effort. Instead, the text posits that truth can only be realized, implemented, and enforced, or assisted in its eventual triumph. Verification should therefore not be viewed as a tool for producing certainty, but rather as a process that allows truth to manifest itself. This reflection invites a deeper consideration of the relationship between language, knowledge, and ethics in the context of seeking and upholding truth. It warns against the illusion that methodological procedures can replace an existential commitment to truth itself, emphasizing that truth is something to be served rather than constructed.
Verifikace
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◆ philosophical diary – record, Czech, origin: 17. 8. 2012
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Verifikace
Slovo „verifikace“ je hrubě zavádějící, protože sugeruje dojem, že tímto „prostředkem“ lze něco nejistého učinit jistější, na něco jen pravdě se podobvajícího skutečnou pravdou (verum facio). Pravdu však nelze „dělat“, „vytvářet“, nýbrž jen uskutečňovat, provádět, prosazovat, pomáhat jí k tomu, aby se prosadila, aby „zvítězila“.
(Písek, 120817-2.)