zeke (may I call you zeke?)
:True that perfection is defined as being without defect. But nowhere can I find "defect" or "imperfect" equated with death.
:Now if that definition is the WTS understanding of humans, then fine. But by no means is this a universal fact. Indeed, even a JW could point to their doctrine and show that God created animals "perfect" and yet they die.
Yes, I was talking about JW reasoning, just as I use the Bible to demolish JW reasoning yet I hardly believe a word of what is in the Bible. I could just as well left the notion of a non-dying body out of my argument and the argument would still stand: perfect people don't need to be tested by the God who made them. It's inherently contradictory. If they failed such a simple test as Adam and Eve were supposed to have done, they weren't just not perfect; they were idiots as Terry pointed out.
:My comments about 'joining cults' and 'enjoying life' were not meant to be personal. Indeed, the resurrection and promise of eternal life is the magnet that joins and keeps poor souls in the machine of the WTS.
Yes, that is the quintessential hook used by the WTS to keep everyone toeing the line.
:Finally, I am not a "true believer" and have no plans for myself after I die.
Me, too.
:Until then, I hope you accept this reconciliation.
Nothing to reconcile!
Farkel