Parental issues!?

People say he took "the easy way out" when in reality he has grieved, he felt guilty, he had been looking for a way to revive his son since almost the moment he killed him. When the ghost of his boy repeatedly cheered for his alive self's death, Philza did not whoop in agreement. He expressed remorse. Philza's decision was not easy and he faced plenty of consequences for it in the form guilt and grief.

"If I was in his place, I would've simply not killed Wilbur" and you are not Phil. You did not arrive at your son's nation to find him in a self-destructive daze when the last you talked via the letters it all seemed fine, he seemed happy. He seemed happy and here he is now in a dirty coat with wild eyes and he's demanding you kill him. And he's telling you that everybody wants him dead, so if you let him go he just might get killed by somebody else, and who knows what else he'll do before then. You can't hug him, because this is Minecraft. You can't just tell him it'll all be alright because you can't always talk someone off the edge with a few soft words.

"He didn't try to help" he attempted to talk him down from it multiple times. He was panicked, he wasn't equipped to deal with the situation, he considered Wilbur a threat not only to himself but to others since he had just turned his own nation into a crater. In a way, Philza chose the safety of the crowd over the life of his own son in a moment when his judgement was not clear.

Was Philza justified in his final decision? Was it the right decision to make? I wouldn't say so, but what I can say is that I UNDERSTAND that decision and recognize the complexity or the situation he was put in.

I can understand his decision and it seems like some people don't understand not only his decision but c!Philza's character as a whole.

People say he took "the easy way out" when in reality he has grieved, he felt guilty, he had been looking for a way to revive his son since almost the moment he killed him. When the ghost of his boy repeatedly cheered for his alive self's death, Philza did not whoop in agreement. He expressed remorse. Philza's decision was not easy and he faced plenty of consequences for it in the form guilt and grief.

"If I was in his place, I would've simply not killed Wilbur" and you are not Phil. You did not arrive at your son's nation to find him in a self-destructive daze when the last you talked via the letters it all seemed fine, he seemed happy. He seemed happy and here he is now in a dirty coat with wild eyes and he's demanding you kill him. And he's telling you that everybody wants him dead, so if you let him go he just might get killed by somebody else, and who knows what else he'll do before then. You can't hug him, because this is Minecraft. You can't just tell him it'll all be alright because you can't always talk someone off the edge with a few soft words.

"He didn't try to help" he attempted to talk him down from it multiple times. He was panicked, he wasn't equipped to deal with the situation, he considered Wilbur a threat not only to himself but to others since he had just turned his own nation into a crater. In a way, Philza chose the safety of the crowd over the life of his own son in a moment when his judgement was not clear.

Was Philza justified in his final decision? Was it the right decision to make? I wouldn't say so, but what I can say is that I UNDERSTAND that decision and recognize the complexity or the situation he was put in.

I can understand his decision and it seems like some people don't understand not only his decision but c!Philza's character as a whole.