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There exists a process of verification1 that is based on slow, collective, public performance by what Charles Sanders Pierce called 'the Community.' It is thanks to human faith in the work of this community that we can say, with some serenity, that the D

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There exists a process of verification¹ that is based on slow, collective, public performance by what Charles Sanders Pierce called 'the Community.' It is thanks to human faith in the work of this community that we can say, with some serenity, that the Donation of Constantine was false, that the earth turns around the sun, and that Saint Thomas at least knew the planet is round.

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Eco 1998

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There exists a process of verification1 that is based on slow, collective, public performance by what Charles Sanders Pierce called 'the Community.' It is thanks to human faith in the work of this community that we can say, with some serenity, that the D

A Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology