Full Idea
Such a metaphysical pseudo-proposition as 'the Absolute enters into, but is itself incapable of, evolution and progress' (F.H.Bradley) is not even in principle verifiable.
Gist of Idea
Claims about 'the Absolute' are not even verifiable in principle
Source
comment on F.H. Bradley (Appearance and Reality [1893]) by A.J. Ayer - Language,Truth and Logic Ch.1
Book Reference
Ayer,A.J.: 'Language, Truth and Logic' [Penguin 1974], p.49
A Reaction
One may jeer at the Verification Principle for either failing to be precise, or for failing to pass its own test, but Ayer still has a point here. When we drift off into sustained abstractions, we must keeping asking if we are still saying anything real.