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PassatAmnesiac · **Perfection -** 04-15-2006, 01:44 AM

Please don't flame me if you think this is lame. I know it isn't as complex as many topics discussed here; however I had gotten in an arguement with someone over this so I came here for second or possibly third opinions. I am having a problem with the concept of perfection. Some people say that nothing is perfect. My understanding is that concepts can be perfect, for instance in the case of measurement. 1 Liter of water is a perfect concept. But it seems to be impossible to have exactly 1 liter of water. There will always be decimal places because our tools used to measure are not perfect.
So if physical reality is never perfect doesn't it do a perfect job of being imperfect? Or is this a contradiction?

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PassatAmnesiac Orange Belt Status: Offline Posts: 27 Thanks Given: 0 Thanked 0x in 0 Posts Join Date: Nov 2005 Rep Power: 11	Perfection - 04-15-2006, 01:44 AM Please don't flame me if you think this is lame. I know it isn't as complex as many topics discussed here; however I had gotten in an arguement with someone over this so I came here for second or possibly third opinions. I am having a problem with the concept of perfection. Some people say that nothing is perfect. My understanding is that concepts can be perfect, for instance in the case of measurement. 1 Liter of water is a perfect concept. But it seems to be impossible to have exactly 1 liter of water. There will always be decimal places because our tools used to measure are not perfect. So if physical reality is never perfect doesn't it do a perfect job of being imperfect? Or is this a contradiction?