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echo: philos
to: MARK BLOSS
from: DAVID MARTORANA
date: 1998-02-08 21:57:00
subject: `Perfection`

 ++> Inspired by Mark Bloss to William Elliot exchange
 ++> on  "Existence Exists"
 
 WE> Is god an example of infinity?  What other examples are there?
 
 MB> Are you asking for examples of infinity?  God is a good example,
 MB> but one good example that we _know_ exists, is Perfection.
 
     I think "perfection" can be relative both as to definition and
     measure. Perfection is achieved when the result of design is as
     expected. To "perfect" beyond such a goal is a waste of effort and
     therefore starts to wind down into less than perfect. We design a
     device to do a job (count to 3 and stop). The devise performs as
     designed (perfect). How much more perfect can it get?  Describe
     for me how our box can be more perfect in continuance to infinity.
 
 MB> Perfection is an infinity.  No one attains it, but it must be
 MB> there or else we cannot come closer to it.
 
     It is achieved all the time. It only becomes infinite if the
     design goal is unknown which is unreasonable.
 
                          oo ... Dave ???
--- Maximus/2 3.01
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