The question was, "so if things are going to be returned to as they were in Eden does that mean that we all are going to be naked again and that we won't need any clothing."
He never answered.
I can see now why. It is very uncomfortable thought for many dubs. It is not only to do with "immorality" as such (though many naturalists would vouch that it being naked has nothing to do with it anyway)
It goes much, much deeper. Looking back and considering introspectively feeling I had at the time as well as talking to a number of people I can see that most of those feelings were actually crafted by WTBS and subtly promoted through its literature to make dubs feel ashamed of their own bodies and view them as something repugnant (not surprisingly you’ll see very few taking care of their bodies by going to gym for instance).
This feeling of disgust toward anything even remotely related to flesh is quite strange particularly considering that most dubs don’t have a heavenly hope as such. Hence, they are hoping to use their bodies to the fullest extent in “New Order”. Yet they are ashamed of these bodies as some sort of “dirty vessels”.
Of course, such an attitude has even more devastating and immediate consequences. Because most of them are harboring such feeling they don’t take good care of their bodies and ultimately their health. Hence many have tendency to be overweight and prone to many illnesses, particularly heart diseases which often require surgery to correct. (and a blood issue at that)
Quite strange, WTBS should really encourage people more into sports so that as few as possible would ever have to face heart or other surgeries requiring blood.
WTBS really puts dubs in an impossible situation where taking “excessive” care of one's body is discouraged (of course for most dubs when they read excessive they translate it as not at all so as to avoid being on "fringes of the truth").
I really wonder if GB members and their wives take care of their bodies in the same way they advise regular dubs. I mean they have to do something extraordinary since most of them are in their 90’s when average Americans live, what?, 70 – 80 years at most.
Even though this thread is not about it but I would love to mention that I find it hard to believe that members of GB don’t engage in a healthy sex life too and that it must have a prominent place in their lives. How otherwise explain Sydlick’s choice of a wife who could be his granddaughter. (oh yes they would have so much to talk about, right)
Which is all fine but then it comes the issue of teaching one thing and practicing another that’s more convenient for one’s needs.
Your thoughts are welcome.