RE: Theists: What do you mean when you say that God is 'perfect'?
November 30, 2017 at 4:10 pm
(This post was last modified: November 30, 2017 at 4:14 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(November 30, 2017 at 12:23 pm)SteveII Wrote: I think your definition of 'perfect' is not quite right. A perfect attribute is not the best as a result of comparison. It is the best because it achieves a standard for which we could conceive no better.So, a perfect god with no relationships is not substantially bettered by a perfect god -with- relationships?
(November 30, 2017 at 3:09 pm)SteveII Wrote: In your conclusion "that a truly perfect being would be completely self-satisfied and wouldn't need or want anything" is obviously wrong. The experience of a relationship with creatures of free would seem to add something of value that was not there before.
So a perfect god is not made better by adding something of value that was not there before? Perfection was lacking something of value?
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