What you fail to grasp is that it doesn't matter what religion has developed per whatever culture...it's the SAME God. Theist beliefs does not change that fact.Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Sat Nov 11, 2023 2:25 amThe 'one-up' instinct is very evident among humans, especially it is so critical within theism.attofishpi wrote: ↑Fri Nov 10, 2023 2:18 pmHey, force me do the copy-paste to this thread then!-->Veritas Aequitas wrote: ↑Fri Nov 10, 2023 11:43 am
The link is where I have explained in detailed what you want to know, i.e. what I meant by
"absolutely perfect".
It is just a matter of clicking the link to read the answer your want therein.
Therein I had explained, there is only relative perfection, and absolute or totally unconditional perfection is an impossibility in the real world which is the real universe that is somehow conditioned upon the human conditions.
Because the universe is somehow conditioned it cannot be an unconditioned, i.e. absolute perfection.
2. Absolute perfection
Absolute perfection is an idea, ideal, and it is only a thought that can arise from pure reason and never the empirical at all.
Absolute perfection is an impossibility in the empirical, thus exist only theoretically.
Examples are perfect circle, square, triangle, etc.
Generally, perfection is attributed to God. Any god with less than perfect attributes would be subjected to being inferior to another's god.
As such, God has to be absolutely perfect which is the ontological god, i.e. god is a Being than which no greater can be conceived.
This last statement--> "..any god with less than perfect attributes would be subjected to being inferior to another's god."
If God had an attribute less than perfect then it would be subjected to being inferior to another's god is irrational, indeed ridiculous since as you know, God is God, ONE God - it could have loads of "imperfections" (whatever that means) and still be GOD.
..for the record as one with knowledge that God exists I personally couldn't give a rats arse regarding "perfection" (whatever that means).
Please explain what you ACTUALLY mean by an attribute of God having perfection as opposed to imperfection. Could you provide an example?
If your god is accepted as imperfect [with imperfection], then that would leave room for other theists to claim their God is more perfect [absolutely perfect] than your God.
In that case, theist-X can claim his Absolutely perfect God can force your inferior less-perfect God to kiss his God's rat-arse, sodomize your God and dominate/own your God in every way.
If you claim [so easy, just believe it is so] your God is absolutely perfect and other theists are doing the same, then no God can dominate another.
If you don't give a rat arse re 'perfection' that is your discretion. It will be good for you as long as you are not driven psychologically into any 'one-up' war with another theist.
However, in general, Christians or Muslims would never accept their God is inferior to another.
In this case, both Christians and Muslims will claim their God is absolutely perfect [as stated in their holy texts] so their God cannot be inferior [less perfect] to the other.
If one's God is proven to be inferior or less perfect, then the believers' confidence of their God's ability to promise them eternal life in heaven or paradise with 72 virgins would be shaken.
To ensure their confidence of salvation is guaranteed, it is so easy, just believe one's God is absolutely perfect in every way so that no one can shake their faith in this case.
Now get back to my request:- Please explain what you ACTUALLY mean by an attribute of God having perfection as opposed to imperfection. Could you provide an example?