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What is Perfection?

im very suprised how much people like throwing around the world perfect, yet can't tell me what it means when i ask them. for instance, a perfect coffee maker, does what? most old time philosophers would say perfection is something that fufills its purpose, so if by "Coffee maker" i mean " a machine that make coffee when the proper ingredients are put in, in a reasonable amount of time", than most coffee makers on the market are "perfect" yet we keep creating newer models that have clocks, alarms, and can make Tea and toast at the same time. is this just Human insatiability or does perfect mean something else?

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An illusion. Either everything is perfect or nothing is.

Perfection is the exact opposite of what it says, or means. In order to be perfect, you can't be. Just be who you are and you will be perfect in your own way.

Perfection, like "god", is an ideal toward which we can strive. Its existence is subjective, it can vary based on context.

God is perfect? Then how do you explain mosquitoes, swine flu, Richard Simmons...?

nothing and no one is perfect... just god, we are born perfect into a inpure world, and then we make our mistakes and so on and so forth. its nothing to be ashamed of though, its our imperfections that make a man/woman who he/she is

I dont get the coffee machine analogy. My coffee sure tastes better than it did 10 years ago and I wouldnt call that "perfection". I would just call it progress.

As far as God being "regretful" I think it is more of a human interpretation. Because God is all-knowing he must have known what was going to happen when he gave us fee will. Therefore, I think this passage is a way for man to express God's frustration over the things people were choosing. It also states that it grieved Him in His heart...but you could argue that God isn't man and therefore doesn't have a 'heart' in that sense. Personally, I think it's a way of expressing something inexpressible. As far as God being Vengeful, I would interpret it more in a sense of 'Justice'. You do wrong, you must repent. You sin, you must pray for forgiveness. God is forgiving but you need to give a little to get back...we're just stupid humans and he is trying to teach us the correct way of living.

I think perfection is subjective. Something that is perfect to me may not be perfect to the person next to me. In the same way that I cannot tell someone else their religion is wrong, I cannot tell someone what is perfect and what isn't perfect.

perfecton is the ideal state--it cannot be acheived. From a scientific standpoint, nothing is perfect--there are no perfect spheres, no perfect life forms, no perfect system. This is why the universe is ever changing--it never acheives true equilibrium. From a spiritual standpoint (this is my opinion), perfection is the realization of the true nature of existence, a.k.a. nirvana. Whether or not this can be achieved is beyond my ability to answer.

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Perfection, like "god", is an ideal toward which we can strive. Its existence is subjective, it can vary based on context.

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God is perfect? Then how do you explain mosquitoes, swine flu, Richard Simmons...?

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I dont get the coffee machine analogy. My coffee sure tastes better than it did 10 years ago and I wouldnt call that "perfection". I would just call it progress.

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I think perfection is subjective. Something that is perfect to me may not be perfect to the person next to me. In the same way that I cannot tell someone else their religion is wrong, I cannot tell someone what is perfect and what isn't perfect.

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What is Perfection?

An illusion. Either everything is perfect or nothing is.

Perfection is the exact opposite of what it says, or means. In order to be perfect, you can't be. Just be who you are and you will be perfect in your own way.

Perfection, like "god", is an ideal toward which we can strive. Its existence is subjective, it can vary based on context.

God is perfect? Then how do you explain mosquitoes, swine flu, Richard Simmons...?

nothing and no one is perfect... just god, we are born perfect into a inpure world, and then we make our mistakes and so on and so forth. its nothing to be ashamed of though, its our imperfections that make a man/woman who he/she is

I dont get the coffee machine analogy. My coffee sure tastes better than it did 10 years ago and I wouldnt call that "perfection". I would just call it progress.

I think perfection is subjective. Something that is perfect to me may not be perfect to the person next to me. In the same way that I cannot tell someone else their religion is wrong, I cannot tell someone what is perfect and what isn't perfect.

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