Well... fueled by some "holy books"
2006-07-17 17:18:45 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
thats a really cool question, ...makes me wonder.....
2006-07-17 17:27:21 · answer #1 · answered by michael 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The notion of perfection - more specifically, the idea that there was a perfect "form" or "nature" of everything - was an important part of Plato's philosophy in ancient Greece. Plato posited that all things possess an essence that he called its "Form." It was not a tangible entity, but it nevertheless existed. Our comprehension of what we experience with our senses, Plato suggested, is informed by our knowledge of these Forms - the intangible, perfect nature of that which we experience.
So...perfection, then, isn't just an idea fueled by a "holy book." Some of the great ancient (pre-Christian) philosophers believed that we all possessed knowledge of the perfect form of everything. It's not imaginary, it's very real - although it is not something that can be experienced with the senses, since humankind cannot produce a perfect representation of a form.
That dovetails nicely with Christian notions of perfection. God is a perfect entity that is very real and yet is not tangible - at least in the time since the ascension of Christ, God has not been an entity that we can see or touch or hear. Also, we all possess knowledge of what it means to be perfect, but we can only approximate perfection in our lives - an excellent synopsis of the concept of original sin, that congenital predisposition to sin that separates us from God.
2006-07-18 00:50:33 · answer #2 · answered by jimbob 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How do you know that the statement 'nobody is perfect' is true? Perhaps there are perfect people out there, and perfection is a term that applies to them. Personally, I think the 'nobody is perfect' maxim is just something to make people feel better about themselves.
2006-07-18 00:22:37 · answer #3 · answered by whatever_9123 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perfection is an ideal that we understand through divine love. Although it begins in our imagination and hope, it becomes real through our striving to make it into a reality.
2006-07-18 00:23:12 · answer #4 · answered by sunflower_pyxie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our Blessed Mother is perfection. She never had the stain of sin on her. We should all try to emulate her perfection.
2006-07-18 00:48:20 · answer #5 · answered by oremus_fratres 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perfection is a logical impossibility. What I would consider perfect, would be imperfect to you.
2006-07-18 00:22:14 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋