Garden of Eden was a setup...

[Chad32]

I am curious why you guys believe you are automatons?

I am also curious which you would choose for a companion-
One you pre-programed with every attribute you like ( a hi tech robot).
Or a companion who can interact with you from different angles and wants to be with you by their own choice.

I don't believe I'm an automaton, but I do believe that's what Yahweh would prefer. Seeing how self centered he is, and how he thinks he is the only good being in existence.

I think both of those things has its uses, but I also believe I don't have the right to force myself on another free thinking being. I don't intend to start a bonfire, and tell everyone I disagree with that they deserve to spend the rest of their existence in that fire, and they need to beg my forgiveness for disagreeing with me on anything ever.

No, we don't tell our children to do for ourselves. Responsible parents do raise their children so that the child can eventually grow into an independent person and live their life without the parent's constant guidance.