| Tom: “Since I don't see how we continue to discuss "moral perfection" without discussing the individuals which were the target of your original post, namely all the "prominent Objectivists" who were included in your sweeping indictment that "nobody's perfect," who would you suggest we discuss?” You could start with those individuals whom you claim to be morally perfect persons. After all, this is a testable claim, so you must have some evidence on which you base the claim. No need to cite names.
Besides satisfying the demands of rationality, there are a couple of other very important reasons to do this. One, there are a bunch of people here who are presumably striving to live the perfect Objectivist life. Some real-life cases, Tom, cases, would be very helpful to them.
Two, the claim is an extraordinary one – virtually anyone you ask would deny that such an exulted state as moral perfection is possible, and yet Tom casually mentions having met such exalted individuals. If nothing else, this could provide a major selling point for Objectivism. So why hide this light under a bushel?
Brendan
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