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It says a TC “avoids wrongdoing”. A rasha clearly does not. There alone you have proof a rasha cannot be a TC
Why? I avoid wrongdoing. The fact that I inevitably fall into it proves that the two are not mutually exclusive. I avoid wrongdoing, but since I do fall into it, I am a rasha. Were I more learned, I could also be a TC.
But in any event, let’s say for the sake of argument that I concede the point. Now let’s get back to your deformed malachim.
You know, as I was davening today, I noticed that I inadvertently mispronounced at least four or five words — and I have (IMHO) above average pronunciation skills. Based on your argument, I created four or five deformed malachim to testify against me. Most people probably created more. Perhaps we’re better off just not davening then. After all, if I skip davening, I have one bad malach testifying against me. When I daven, unless I get every word perfect, I get several. Clearly davening is a losing proposition for me (and, I venture, for most people).
The Wolf