/lit/ - Literature

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>1. The world is already perfect.
If the world is already perfect, then there is no standard by which it can be improved or worsened. In some senses I agree with you (structurally, metaphysically), in others I disagree (politically, organizationally); I think perfection in all spheres is something we can aim for.
>2. There is no final value. That is part of its perfection.
I'd ask you to justify your assertion. What leads you to believe that no value can ever gain supremacy over all others?
>In an autistic state, you may be able to achieve a state of pure stasis (seen from within itself, "perfection"), but on the outside, where everything is happening, you will just be an ignorant autist, and will be steamrolled over by history.
Pic related; The future is made by individuals that are influenced by those who achieved pure stasis
>I wonder if Rei has read Eden: It's An Endless World.
I've been meaning to read it at some point. I assume you recommend it?