first, let us say the definition of "perfection" is "that which is flawless" as opposed to personal perfections that are perfect because of their imperfections. i'm not exactly sure how to say this but i will do my best. indeed, perfection is the most boring and fantasised about ideal since the creation of "gods" and the disobedience of pandora and eve. as human beings, we need schemas to organise information in our minds. this is manifested in the external societies and governments we build and dichotomies such as good and evil, god and satan, norms and deviants, light and dark, male and female, empowered and powerless, murderer and mother, youth and old-age, war and peace, black and white, nomad and settler, conqueror and conquered, success and failure, creator and nurturer (deals with male and female, god as our "father", "mother" earth), even patriot and traitor, upper vs. middle vs. lower class. each is a reference to the other. One is supposed to want or be one or the other. this type of discrimination has attempted only weakly and narrowly to be fought in the different equality movements(civil rights, women's lib) and in discrimination cases dealing with age, sex, race, religion, and crime. newton has already proven scientifically that these opposites exist in his third law of motion and can be seen in literature from the bible and beowulf to "the metamorphosis". it seems we cannot create perfection without destroying these hierarchies inside every individual's mind. must we show someone what is bad in order for that person to do good? must we seek power in order not to be powerless, or success so we are not failures? until now we have evolved as civilisations rather than as individuals. how do we teach our progeny to think for themselves so that they can have happiness without sadness and peace without war? shall we sterilise those who cannot? or should we "educate" them? what about a discussion concerning the reality of "education" and whether or not you can educate or simply indoctrinate? +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail sinister@missprint.org. To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to majordomo@missprint.org. WWW: http://www.missprint.org/sinister +-+ "sinsietr is a bit freaky" - stuart david, looper +-+ +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "peculiarly deranged fanbase" +-+ +-+ "pasty-faced vegan geeks... and we LOST!" - NME April 2000 +-+ +-+ "frighteningly named Sinister List organisation" - NME May 2000 +-+ +-+ "sick posse of f**ked in the head psycho-fans" - NME June 2001 +-+ +-+ Nee, nee mun pish, chan pai dee kwa +-+ +-+ Snipp snapp snut, sa var sagan slut! +-+ +-------------------------------------------------------------------------+