The Pragmatists of Twentieth Century America had it right: the cost to reach perfection in any one field of endeavor is just to high to make it a worthwhile goal for humans to reach.
For example, Candidate Trump would have the court system to enact policies that would make it a certainty that justice is always meted out. But what would be the cost to society to bring about such a end? No, humans must settle on, "It's good enough, but not perfection."
Today, we are being confronted with the prospect of automated driving by means of using artificial intelligence. I suppose, one might argue that we approach perfection in the world through our dependency on computers and other devices that augment human endeavors. This may be so, for I know it as a fact of my experience that humans, left on their own, never come even that close to achieving an ideal as a stated goal.
I must remind myself as I grow older into old age that there are body parts which no longer behave as they once did. The question I must pose to myself as a test as to whether I should pursue a remedial course of action is, am I still able to function with the use of the particular body part? If so, let it go! Enjoy must learn to live with what capabilities I have and can make use of!
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