This is an interesting concept people don't talk about enough. "Perfect" is obviously very subjective. I saw yet another bullshit logical argument recently which talked about a "maximally great being". That is a being which is the greatest great possible in every imaginable way. But the exact nature of these "greatnesses" are surprisingly not forthcoming. Great in what way? Every possible way, obviously. So the greatest possible good? Yes. The greatest possible evil? No because evil isn't great because I say it's not.
Perfection is a mere concept. That's why it's attributed to God, also a mere concept. You don't have to list the attributes of perfection because you can't. If you come up with something which you consider "perfect" someone's bound to come along and make it better. Or at the very least tell you that's not how they like it, so it's not perfect to them.
This is actually the norm for humans. We like to think imaginary things are "advanced" or even "perfect", even when the evidence tells us otherwise. Crop circles are an advanced alien species trying to communicate with us! Why don't the use a radio? Well...um...you see, the radio package costs quite a bit extra in your standard luxury space ship, and in this economy who can afford that? But it does come standard with the crop-flattening ray! Unfortunately it only comes with the Wing Dings font. Nothing says, "We come in peace to fix all your problems" better than "Ha! I just destroyed your food supply!"
So it's not just God we give these attributes to. It's whatever "good thing" we want to believe in. They are always "better than us" in some mysterious, often vaguely defined way. We do the same thing with evil. The devil is scary mostly because you don't know what he's capable of, or what he wants, exactly. And we don't know what the aliens want when they're impregnating us with lizard hybrid children, just that it brings up visions of rape and child abduction. And ghosts. Maybe they're really good, there's a pleasant smell or feeling when they're in the room and they'll sit by your bedside when you're sick. Or maybe they're not good, they'll make random things fall over and you can "feel them" trying to posses you for some evil, unknown purpose. And you don't ask too many questions or the mystery fades. It's a very primal, dare I say childish way of thinking.
Perfection is a mere concept. That's why it's attributed to God, also a mere concept. You don't have to list the attributes of perfection because you can't. If you come up with something which you consider "perfect" someone's bound to come along and make it better. Or at the very least tell you that's not how they like it, so it's not perfect to them.
This is actually the norm for humans. We like to think imaginary things are "advanced" or even "perfect", even when the evidence tells us otherwise. Crop circles are an advanced alien species trying to communicate with us! Why don't the use a radio? Well...um...you see, the radio package costs quite a bit extra in your standard luxury space ship, and in this economy who can afford that? But it does come standard with the crop-flattening ray! Unfortunately it only comes with the Wing Dings font. Nothing says, "We come in peace to fix all your problems" better than "Ha! I just destroyed your food supply!"
So it's not just God we give these attributes to. It's whatever "good thing" we want to believe in. They are always "better than us" in some mysterious, often vaguely defined way. We do the same thing with evil. The devil is scary mostly because you don't know what he's capable of, or what he wants, exactly. And we don't know what the aliens want when they're impregnating us with lizard hybrid children, just that it brings up visions of rape and child abduction. And ghosts. Maybe they're really good, there's a pleasant smell or feeling when they're in the room and they'll sit by your bedside when you're sick. Or maybe they're not good, they'll make random things fall over and you can "feel them" trying to posses you for some evil, unknown purpose. And you don't ask too many questions or the mystery fades. It's a very primal, dare I say childish way of thinking.
Have you ever noticed all the drug commercials on TV lately? Why is it the side effects never include penile enlargement or super powers?
Side effects may include super powers or enlarged penis which may become permanent with continued use. Stop taking Killatol immediately and consult your doctor if you experience penis enlargement of more than 3 inches, laser vision, superhuman strength, invulnerability, the ability to explode heads with your mind or time travel. Killatoll is not for everyone, especially those who already have convertibles or vehicles of ridiculous size to supplement penis size.
Side effects may include super powers or enlarged penis which may become permanent with continued use. Stop taking Killatol immediately and consult your doctor if you experience penis enlargement of more than 3 inches, laser vision, superhuman strength, invulnerability, the ability to explode heads with your mind or time travel. Killatoll is not for everyone, especially those who already have convertibles or vehicles of ridiculous size to supplement penis size.
