Let's say that like Picard in that episode with Weird Al... You know, weird alien...
You're trapped by a powerful alien who says that he's gonna kill half of the crew, but unlike in the episode where everything always turns favorably to the heroes, you have absolutely no means of escaping this alien whatsoever and you're practically sure that this alien is way beyond your capacity to defend yourself or to attack him in return (like a really evil Q or something). What would you do? Would you blow yourself up like Picard not knowing if it'll accomplish anything, aside from... killing everybody... or admit that you're in way over your head and put at least the question to a vote by every member of the crew... after all it's their lives that are at stake, not just yours.
I could have made this a poll but I'd rather let everyone explain themselves...
Personally, I definitely wouldn't have decided unilaterally to kill the crew, for no reason. If there is one, I'd certainly be anxious to hear it. I mean we had wars where people were decimated and yet the survivors didn't sacrifice themselves in "retaliation". Sounds stupid when put it this way, doesn't it?
You're trapped by a powerful alien who says that he's gonna kill half of the crew, but unlike in the episode where everything always turns favorably to the heroes, you have absolutely no means of escaping this alien whatsoever and you're practically sure that this alien is way beyond your capacity to defend yourself or to attack him in return (like a really evil Q or something). What would you do? Would you blow yourself up like Picard not knowing if it'll accomplish anything, aside from... killing everybody... or admit that you're in way over your head and put at least the question to a vote by every member of the crew... after all it's their lives that are at stake, not just yours.
I could have made this a poll but I'd rather let everyone explain themselves...
Personally, I definitely wouldn't have decided unilaterally to kill the crew, for no reason. If there is one, I'd certainly be anxious to hear it. I mean we had wars where people were decimated and yet the survivors didn't sacrifice themselves in "retaliation". Sounds stupid when put it this way, doesn't it?