“Human Perfection”- Ergo
Metaphysical perfection, according to this premise, requires one to simply not exist in this world as we know it. It requires that one be untouched and unfazed by reality. To exist in this world is to experience life and events and react to it accordingly. This is the flaw. To exist in this world means to die at some point. This is a flaw. Perfection is defined as achieving nonexistence–Nirvana. A numbing state of contradictory existence and non-existence where everything is subdued to a monotone, without differentiation, without distinctions. Or else, perfection is a state of eternal existence living on for eternity.
Basically, all the various definitions ascribed to perfection are carefully constructed to ensure that human beings are defined as the exact opposite, i.e., as imperfect and flawed creatures.
Given that imperfection is at the root their paradigm, it becomes easy to accept things on faith and discredit the validity of their rational faculty because that is precisely what is consistent with their fundamental premise–that of a flawed and imperfect nature. The illogic is that because humans are inherently flawed, the products of the human mind and the exercise of the human mind has to also be flawed–or at least be held suspect regardless of evidence. They do not grasp that against a standard of perfection that is logically impossible, all else will be inadequate and imperfect by definition, though not by fact.
Stressful situations seem to often emphasize our flaws and for some, will bring out the worst in us, although some people have the ability to work exceptionally well under pressure. Part of this pressure is directly related to whatever context you're working under, but an equally large part of this pressure is simply the demand to complete the task in a way that meets the standards of the person you are working for. In some cases, the overlording person in this stressful situation is a boss, teacher, friend or occasionally yourself. It's been said before that you are your own worst critic, and while this can sometimes be beneficial, it can also often be very harmful and cause you to over-criticize everything you do. Ergo, in writing this article, supports the idea that perfection is something that does not exist and was created simply to make us feel poorly about ourselves and everything we produce. It could be that the idea of perfection is painted for us by an authority figure, by society, or by our own ideals, and so we believe that it is attainable, but no matter what we do, we can never measure up to this standard of total excellence. In order to be deemed perfect, you can not exist. In order to live and survive in this world, you must 'experience life.' And it is impossible to experience life without running into events that will upset you, people that anger or hurt you, and in order to live, you also must have some kind of acknowledgment towards these events and people. To do so, in the eyes of society, is a flaw. Ergo also mentions death; dying, even though it is the end of the natural cycle of any living creature, is also a flaw. People hate and fear death, just as they hate and fear their own flaws, two things that are entirely inescapable. By recognizing the possibility that perfection does not exist anywhere, the prospect of trying to complete or produce something seems far less daunting, because the quality of whatever it is you produce cannot be held up against a pedestal of perfection...
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