Today we continued to talk about neoclassicism and the deist philosophy. One of the recurring topics of discussion was the clock analogy. This described how god was the creator of the universe, which is like a intricate watch that runs just as god intended it to, and humans were the stewards of the watch. Deists also believed that humans were not perfect, but they were perfectable. I was wondering that since they believed in both the clock analogy and human perfectability, did deists think that humans would eventually perfect themselves (since they were the operators of the clock), could only god perfect them, or would they always strive to get closer to perfection without ever achieving it? If perfection would be achieved, then how long would it take?
-Mike Bass
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I don't think the word "perfectible" should be taken too literally, more that humans can be improved upon. They probably believed this could be accomplished through scientific advancement and rationalism, so I don't know how big a role "God" played in it. Also, improving yourself to a point near to "perfection" is probably not possible in a set amount of time, but rather it is something you may reach over an entire lifetime.
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