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Perfection!
RE: Perfection!
(February 27, 2010 at 6:58 am)Saerules Wrote:
A Theist Wrote:As long as there's opinions, there'll never be a perfect thought. One example; in a political contest there's opposing parties. Each of the parties have different agendas. Both parties promise a new direction, but both have different thoughts on what that direction may be, or where it might lead. One group of supporters will contend that one candidate has the perfect idea, while the opposing supporters will contend that their opponents just suck.

Depends on what you mean by "perfect"... I'm going to first assume that by 'perfect', you mean 'without faults'... which would make "perfect" a really strange word to ever need to say.

If A is perfect... it is only necessarily perfect in the sense of its being A (For then it would, without any possibility of fault, be A). If there is a flaw that prevents A from being perfect, then it is not A to begin with.

Quote:One might use 'perfect; in reference to a number of things. Take "a perfect test score"... while this is to be understood that the evaluated individual has correctly answered every question/performed every operation to the test specifications... all that it necessarily means is that the test score was a test score. So long as there was no difference between what A is and what A defines: a thing is perfect.

And as a second definition... even if "perfect" means "As good as it is possible to be"... how can you be a better circle than a circle? A better test score than a test score? If one can be a better jumper than a jumper by being able to jump higher... then how could perfection even be possible? One could infinitely become more "perfect" as their jumps carried them further... but perfection under such a concept would be impossible. So essentially there are two options I have thought of in regards to 'perfection'... either that it is impossible... or that it is only in reference to the law of identity.
Ouch! I didn't see that one coming. I was too focused on the philosophical debate. I only thought I had the perfect argument Big Grin
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Perfection! - by ib.me.ub - January 17, 2010 at 9:45 am
RE: Perfection! - by Dotard - January 17, 2010 at 11:39 am
RE: Perfection! - by ib.me.ub - January 17, 2010 at 11:53 am
RE: Perfection! - by Purple Rabbit - January 17, 2010 at 12:02 pm
RE: Perfection! - by ib.me.ub - January 17, 2010 at 12:09 pm
RE: Perfection! - by Dotard - January 17, 2010 at 1:15 pm
RE: Perfection! - by TruthWorthy - January 18, 2010 at 2:20 am
RE: Perfection! - by Zen Badger - January 18, 2010 at 6:39 am
RE: Perfection! - by Edwardo Piet - January 18, 2010 at 7:41 am
RE: Perfection! - by LEDO - January 18, 2010 at 7:43 am
RE: Perfection! - by Edwardo Piet - January 18, 2010 at 7:44 am
RE: Perfection! - by leo-rcc - January 18, 2010 at 8:30 am
RE: Perfection! - by Edwardo Piet - January 18, 2010 at 8:39 am
RE: Perfection! - by fr0d0 - January 18, 2010 at 6:51 pm
RE: Perfection! - by KichigaiNeko - January 19, 2010 at 3:06 am
RE: Perfection! - by TruthWorthy - January 19, 2010 at 3:15 am
RE: Perfection! - by KichigaiNeko - January 19, 2010 at 3:17 am
RE: Perfection! - by TruthWorthy - January 19, 2010 at 3:24 am
RE: Perfection! - by ib.me.ub - January 19, 2010 at 4:35 am
RE: Perfection! - by KichigaiNeko - January 19, 2010 at 7:57 am
RE: Perfection! - by Purple Rabbit - January 19, 2010 at 2:22 pm
RE: Perfection! - by tackattack - January 22, 2010 at 11:43 pm
RE: Perfection! - by KichigaiNeko - January 22, 2010 at 11:46 pm
RE: Perfection! - by Purple Rabbit - January 23, 2010 at 5:44 am
RE: Perfection! - by fr0d0 - January 23, 2010 at 7:16 am
RE: Perfection! - by Purple Rabbit - January 23, 2010 at 9:34 am
RE: Perfection! - by tackattack - January 29, 2010 at 9:40 am
RE: Perfection! - by TruthWorthy - January 19, 2010 at 8:06 am
RE: Perfection! - by tackattack - January 22, 2010 at 2:32 pm
RE: Perfection! - by fr0d0 - January 22, 2010 at 8:10 pm
RE: Perfection! - by theVOID - January 22, 2010 at 8:14 pm
RE: Perfection! - by fr0d0 - January 22, 2010 at 9:31 pm
RE: Perfection! - by TruthWorthy - January 23, 2010 at 12:30 am
RE: Perfection! - by fr0d0 - January 23, 2010 at 5:26 am
RE: Perfection! - by Purple Rabbit - January 23, 2010 at 7:11 am
RE: Perfection! - by KichigaiNeko - January 23, 2010 at 10:46 am
RE: Perfection! - by TruthWorthy - January 23, 2010 at 5:38 am
RE: Perfection! - by Edwardo Piet - January 23, 2010 at 6:00 am
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RE: Perfection! - by Edwardo Piet - January 25, 2010 at 11:26 am
RE: Perfection! - by Purple Rabbit - February 6, 2010 at 12:50 pm
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RE: Perfection! - by Rhizomorph13 - January 25, 2010 at 1:24 am
RE: Perfection! - by TruthWorthy - January 25, 2010 at 1:37 am
RE: Perfection! - by theVOID - January 25, 2010 at 1:50 am
RE: Perfection! - by TruthWorthy - January 25, 2010 at 7:09 pm
RE: Perfection! - by theVOID - January 25, 2010 at 7:31 pm
RE: Perfection! - by TruthWorthy - January 26, 2010 at 12:14 am
RE: Perfection! - by tackattack - January 26, 2010 at 9:23 am
RE: Perfection! - by Edwardo Piet - January 26, 2010 at 9:25 am
RE: Perfection! - by TruthWorthy - January 26, 2010 at 9:45 am
RE: Perfection! - by Edwardo Piet - January 26, 2010 at 9:51 am
RE: Perfection! - by TruthWorthy - January 26, 2010 at 9:54 am
RE: Perfection! - by Edwardo Piet - January 26, 2010 at 9:58 am
RE: Perfection! - by TruthWorthy - January 26, 2010 at 10:09 am
RE: Perfection! - by Edwardo Piet - January 26, 2010 at 10:19 am
RE: Perfection! - by TruthWorthy - January 26, 2010 at 6:21 pm
RE: Perfection! - by Edwardo Piet - January 27, 2010 at 7:30 am
RE: Perfection! - by TruthWorthy - January 27, 2010 at 8:22 am
RE: Perfection! - by Edwardo Piet - February 6, 2010 at 12:54 pm
RE: Perfection! - by Purple Rabbit - February 6, 2010 at 1:22 pm
RE: Perfection! - by Edwardo Piet - February 6, 2010 at 1:26 pm
RE: Perfection! - by Purple Rabbit - February 6, 2010 at 3:12 pm
RE: Perfection! - by Welsh cake - February 6, 2010 at 6:25 pm
RE: Perfection! - by Edwardo Piet - February 7, 2010 at 1:44 pm
RE: Perfection! - by Purple Rabbit - February 7, 2010 at 2:28 pm
RE: Perfection! - by tackattack - February 7, 2010 at 9:42 pm
RE: Perfection! - by Edwardo Piet - February 9, 2010 at 7:50 am
RE: Perfection! - by Purple Rabbit - February 9, 2010 at 4:13 pm
RE: Perfection! - by Edwardo Piet - February 10, 2010 at 6:06 am
RE: Perfection! - by Purple Rabbit - February 10, 2010 at 4:29 pm
RE: Perfection! - by fr0d0 - February 10, 2010 at 6:27 am
RE: Perfection! - by Edwardo Piet - February 10, 2010 at 9:43 am
RE: Perfection! - by tackattack - February 10, 2010 at 7:37 am
RE: Perfection! - by fr0d0 - February 10, 2010 at 9:57 am
RE: Perfection! - by TruthWorthy - February 10, 2010 at 10:06 am
RE: Perfection! - by Edwardo Piet - February 10, 2010 at 10:07 am
RE: Perfection! - by fr0d0 - February 10, 2010 at 10:31 am
RE: Perfection! - by Edwardo Piet - February 10, 2010 at 10:39 am
RE: Perfection! - by fr0d0 - February 10, 2010 at 10:54 am
RE: Perfection! - by Edwardo Piet - February 10, 2010 at 11:34 am
RE: Perfection! - by TruthWorthy - February 10, 2010 at 11:00 am
RE: Perfection! - by fr0d0 - February 10, 2010 at 11:55 am
RE: Perfection! - by Edwardo Piet - February 10, 2010 at 12:06 pm
RE: Perfection! - by fr0d0 - February 10, 2010 at 12:25 pm
RE: Perfection! - by Edwardo Piet - February 10, 2010 at 12:57 pm
RE: Perfection! - by fr0d0 - February 10, 2010 at 1:18 pm
RE: Perfection! - by Edwardo Piet - February 10, 2010 at 1:42 pm
RE: Perfection! - by fr0d0 - February 10, 2010 at 2:38 pm
RE: Perfection! - by Edwardo Piet - February 10, 2010 at 2:45 pm
RE: Perfection! - by fr0d0 - February 10, 2010 at 3:27 pm
RE: Perfection! - by Edwardo Piet - February 11, 2010 at 11:18 am
RE: Perfection! - by fr0d0 - February 12, 2010 at 1:34 pm
RE: Perfection! - by Purple Rabbit - February 12, 2010 at 3:45 pm
RE: Perfection! - by tackattack - February 11, 2010 at 5:28 pm
RE: Perfection! - by Purple Rabbit - February 11, 2010 at 6:11 pm
RE: Perfection! - by fr0d0 - February 11, 2010 at 7:38 pm
RE: Perfection! - by TruthWorthy - February 11, 2010 at 9:27 pm
RE: Perfection! - by tackattack - February 11, 2010 at 10:10 pm
RE: Perfection! - by Purple Rabbit - February 12, 2010 at 11:24 am
RE: Perfection! - by tackattack - February 12, 2010 at 2:05 pm
RE: Perfection! - by Purple Rabbit - February 12, 2010 at 4:03 pm
RE: Perfection! - by fr0d0 - February 12, 2010 at 5:14 pm
RE: Perfection! - by Purple Rabbit - February 13, 2010 at 5:18 am
RE: Perfection! - by tackattack - February 13, 2010 at 3:19 am
RE: Perfection! - by TruthWorthy - February 11, 2010 at 10:34 pm
RE: Perfection! - by fr0d0 - February 12, 2010 at 4:01 pm
RE: Perfection! - by TruthWorthy - February 12, 2010 at 5:19 pm
RE: Perfection! - by tackattack - February 13, 2010 at 5:56 am
RE: Perfection! - by Purple Rabbit - February 13, 2010 at 8:00 am
RE: Perfection! - by tackattack - February 13, 2010 at 9:06 am
RE: Perfection! - by Purple Rabbit - February 13, 2010 at 10:53 am
RE: Perfection! - by tackattack - February 13, 2010 at 7:46 pm
RE: Perfection! - by A Theist - February 26, 2010 at 7:04 pm
RE: Perfection! - by Violet - February 27, 2010 at 6:58 am
RE: Perfection! - by A Theist - February 27, 2010 at 9:58 am

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