“Why?” Mrs. Freinheit repeated having been flabbergasted over his defiant attitude. “What do you mean, why? Because, that’s why we’re here, to give thanks, Phillip. Do you know what it was like for the people who inhabited this planet before the volunteers? Do you have any clue what life was like for them on a daily basis? What they had to go through just to survive. Crime and despair virtually everywhere the world over. Sicknesses springing up endlessly in every corner of the globe. You could be healthy one moment and dead the next. Or, someone could just walk up and take your life at will. It was a horrible time to be alive back before the volunteers.” “But, we still do have that.” “No, we don’t,” Mrs. Freinheit replied as whispers and
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People would still selfishly choose to take advantage of each other for their own self-interests.” “You still have your choice—freewill—to do whatever you want, Phillip.” Mrs. Freinheit countered once more. “Nobody, not even God or the volunteers have taken that away from you. You’re just confused right now. But, believe me, if you wanted to, you could do all of those awful things you just mentioned, nothing is stopping you. Maybe, morality is stopping some of us, but nothing is stopping you, Phillip.” “Okay, fine!” Phillip shouted in defiance as he snapped up from his seat. “I’ll throw my chair through that stupid window, then,” he said, picking up the wood-frame seat he’d been perched upon and holding it above his head. With his sudden erratic behavior, the entire class gasped at Phillip’s daringness and over his blasphemy and defiance. None of them had ever seen such boldness, such insolence, and such recalcitrant bravery before. As Phillip raised the chair ever higher above his head ready to project it through one of the classroom’s windows, many of the other students became wary of what might unfold in the next few moments so they began to stand up and back away from their seats. They then hoped to distance themselves from the windows just in case Phillip actually had the guts to carry out his
People would still selfishly choose to take advantage of each other for their own self-interests.” “You still have your choice—freewill—to do whatever you want, Phillip.” Mrs. Freinheit countered once more. “Nobody, not even God or the volunteers have taken that away from you. You’re just confused right now. But, believe me, if you wanted to, you could do all of those awful things you just mentioned, nothing is stopping you. Maybe, morality is stopping some of us, but nothing is stopping you, Phillip.” “Okay, fine!” Phillip shouted in defiance as he snapped up from his seat. “I’ll throw my chair through that stupid window, then,” he said, picking up the wood-frame seat he’d been perched upon and holding it above his head. With his sudden erratic behavior, the entire class gasped at Phillip’s daringness and over his blasphemy and defiance. None of them had ever seen such boldness, such insolence, and such recalcitrant bravery before. As Phillip raised the chair ever higher above his head ready to project it through one of the classroom’s windows, many of the other students became wary of what might unfold in the next few moments so they began to stand up and back away from their seats. They then hoped to distance themselves from the windows just in case Phillip actually had the guts to carry out his