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yichusdik, I’m not sure what you’re implying, but if you’re implying that there is no such thing as perfection in the sense of a person having no yetzer hara, you are very much mistaken. See Yerushalmi Sota 25:1, about Avraham’s and Dovid’s yetzer haras. Yes, tzaddikim have nisyonos, but those are different from ours. I don’t know how many of them there are nowadays though. Don’t forget what it says in Shabbos 55:2, ????? ??? ????? ?? ???, ???? ??: ?????? ?? ????, ????? ??? ???, ???? ??? ???, ????? ?? ???.

And comparing (the maalos of) tzaddikim may not neccessarily be a bad thing, if you are trying to determine whom to follow, for example, or you are mishabeach a tzaddik. Remember the comparison of R’ Elazar Ben Arach in Pirkei Avos.

So for heaven’s sake, don’t bring in other religions to this. In general I think there is a kernel of truth in your message, especially the beginning, but I felt you were toeing the line.