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Originally Posted by asaris
I think you're misunderstanding me, Will. I'm saying God, by definition, is perfect. Now, one of the possibilities I mentioned above is that the being described in scripture is not perfect -- but that doesn't mean that God isn't perfect, that means that that being is not God.
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You want to argue semantics in order to prove an axiom? Yeesh.
There are two types of perfection: dualistic perfection is a theoretical state of existence which is beyond all possible improvability. No one can prove god, therefore he isn't perfect. Non-dualistic perfection is relative perfection (the screwdriver is perfect for this job). God doesn't fit into either of those (god cannot be proven, and the second doesn't seem to fit your description of perfection).
As perfect has many meanings to many people, saying that god is, by definition, perfect is like saying everyone has their own god. I might be willing to settle on that point, but that's not Christianity.