Monday May 17, 2004

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Thought:

What's your opinion on perfection? I took a philosophy class once. The professor spent the entire quarter on a manmade soapbox discussing one philisophical work, Descartes Meditations, the basic idea being that God must exist because we have an idea of what perfection is. We realize that perfection is something to strive for (see disclaimer at bottom). There are other people who say that we're perfect when we're born and everything after that is degrading. Another idea being that perfection is something we should all strive for, it's something that occurs in our lifetime. What do you think?

Disclaimer:

Philosophy majors, and those smarter than I, please be kind, this class happened many moons ago in a different time, in a class I mostly slept through, if my details are wrong, there is no need to flame me, I already know I'm stupid, lame, and a n00b. biggrin

I hate this fucking world.
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tadzi:
oye. ya know. i love philosophy, but i dont think ive ever experienced myself nor heard a good story from someone else about a good philosophy teacher. 95% of them seem to be pretentious wankers.

as for my answer to your question...i think its a moot point. perfection is a subjective idea. a man can be semi-successful by most peoples notions, but because of his family, think that what he has attained is perfection.
hansel:
Perfection is bullshit. It's an abstract idea designed for people with hope. It's a distraction from the fact that we're just another species designed for the birth, breed, die cycle.

But I love us all and this world nonetheless. kiss

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