Your answer is lovely, and well thought, but from the professor's standpoint, you did not answer the question. You played the hypothetical card and absolved yourself of taking a stance on the issue. Now, I know that this is because you are an exeptionally thoughtful and and a thinker who is outside the mold of the mainstream, as are most of history's great minds. This is a credit to you. However, to him, as he does not know you, and will likely never get to know you, you have mocked his question. Refusing to, in effect, take either stance has rendered his question farcical in his mind, and he did not take kindly to it.
I work in a university, and it pains me to say that truth of thought has no place in the university classroom. Take a stance, whether you belive it or not, and defend that point as tightly as you can. Make sure your points are referenced and completely thorough. You must play this man's [or woman's] game to pass the course. I am sorry to tell you that you will have to do this frequently. Sadly, the university is no longer a place for free thought.
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