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Question: How do you know when you've achieved perfection!?
how can you measure perfection!?
it has to be by in-perfection otherwise you wouldn't have perfection!. If something was perfect you could not get perfection out of it!. Only if it's not perfection can you get perfection out of it!.

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Well the word perfetc must be analysed first:D

First ask what do you mean by perfect!.
Whats the meaning of perfect!.
Whats the result of perfect!.

Is perfect what you realy need to be perfect!?
If there was a real way to measure the potential of perfect achivement would you realy rely upon it!? If I told you that perfect is impossible would you realy whant to belive me!?
People are aware of perfect, because they can understand that something can be improved to the point of unsurpassable quality, but is that the real Godlike perfect we are looking for!?
If infinity exist can perfection be infinate!?

Perfection is like limits in math!.
You can work harder and harder to make something perfect yet you cant ever get there!. You only constantly drift to the point of ultimate perfection until you stop, but you cant touch it!.

The easiest way to measure perfection is to use fuzzy logic concept!.

Say something can be perfect!.
Something comparable is always more or less perfect then the standart perfect!.
The most perfect would be what you might lable as the most perfect or the ultimate perfection point, that is unreachable!. The closer you get to this point the closer you are to perfect!.

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A very interesting question -- and this is similar to the discussion in 'Zen and the art of Motorcycle Maintenance' wherein the author discusses quality!.!. and first off, asks the very important question "What is quality"!.!.

Likewise, for you to even call something as Perfect, you must first be aware what is it that makes a thing/ person Perfect!.

If you can get past that definition first, then the answer to your question is -- Perfection is the zenith of something; therefore, you can't really measure it!. You only know you have it!. Like wisdom, you can't measure wisdom, but you know that someone is wise!.

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perfection to me is if it is good enough for myself and my standards!. everyone has different standards!. if there is something i want, such as a goal, when i reach that goal then i feel like i have perfected that one thing for myself!.

example: I want to buy a car!. i really want to save my money and buy a nice one!. if i just settle for a crappy one, i won't be satisfied with it because my goal was to get a nice one!. once i get that nice car, i will feel like i have perfected that goal!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

i think that there is no such thing as perfection to everybody because something that might be perfect to you might not be perfect to me viceversa and something that's perfect means that it has to be perfect to everybody or else its not so to answer your question you cant achieve perfectionWww@QuestionHome@Com

no one is perfect!. but there are statistics
if you think you are perfect-- you are not!.

there is always something new to learn, and as long as you are learning ,you can not be perfect at anything
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Perfection is made possible through Christ!. But He doesn't really ask us to be perfect!. And on earth we kind of define perfect in our own way!. It is doing all that we can, or are asked to do without making mistakes!. Pretty hard on earth!.
Edit- It depends what perfect is to this nonhuman thing!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Perfection is simply a word and a concept developed by humanity that really doesn't make logical sense!. There is absolutely no way to determine whether something is "perfect" because that attribute does not exist!. It's completely relative!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

you can't "measure" perfection
There are no degrees of perfect it either is perfect or it isn't!.you can measure goodness (if thats a word) Www@QuestionHome@Com

If this is a psychology question, the answer would probably be something like:

What is perfect!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

The New England Patriots had a perfect regular season last year!. Measure it by that!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Perfection is being 100% satisfied with what ever you're trying to prefect!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Neither you or anyone else can achieve perfection!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

When you cast off all final imperfections and ascend to Bobhood as a being of pure awesome!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

you don't!
You just keep trying for more is all you can do!Www@QuestionHome@Com

!.!.!.in the moment!.!.!.it doesn't last forever!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

it's impossible while we are living!Www@QuestionHome@Com

Your vanity disappears and you don't get bored!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

perfection is imperfectionWww@QuestionHome@Com

I dont think there's such thing as perfection,

Not really, if you think about it!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I am perfect!. Ask Zorak!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

yep dudeWww@QuestionHome@Com