A conversation started today about surviving in the wild, and having to eat each other to survive. some very intelligent, but ethically-lacking people said they would eat me if they had to survive. First of all disgusted, then very angry at their selfishness, I brought up the lifeboat situation.

We ended up discussing if you and another person are on a lifeboat, and one has to be thrown off and die, otherwise you both die, what would you do. (i doubt this would ever actually happen). Every person (there were 10) said they would throw the other person off! I was really pissed off by the arrogance by the time I had a moment to speak. I really wanted to just tell them all they were a bunch of arrogant, selfish teenagers, but I held back. I tried to explain my theory for jumping off willingly, but they just didn't get it. I kept explaining myself, telling them how maybe the other person would live differently after this act of self sacrifice . And FINALLY, after several explanations, one person asked, "kind of like Jesus sacrificed his life for us?".

OOoh my goodness! this was so encouraging to hear someone who doesn't believe Jesus is their savior get this. They understood...aaaah! I was ecstatic.

Anyways, the majority of them changed their answer, except for a stubborn few, and I am so glad that they are beginning to understand this. Yessss, after two years with these people in band, we finally get into a decent conversation where they are actually thinking about their ethics and motives!