Trek's most ridiculous contentions...
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What on earth!??! Highlander meets Star Trek? I never knew about this...
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I think this is a compelling theory and I always thought it neatly explained why there were so many humanoid species and why many could interbreed.
But, just look at the Earth. Two adjacent countries don't have parallel development to the degree that they come up with the same flag, the same exact wording of their government documents. Two different worlds would hardly have the same Gregorian calendar with the same time frame of the birth of Christ (Twentieth century A.D.) or for that matter, having a "Christ" or a Calendar (which is dependant on the particular orbit of OUR planet around OUR star).etc etc.
When I first saw Omega Glory and they trotted out the dusty old American flag you could hear my groan in the next county. It was RIDUCLOUS.
TOS "Requiem for Methuselah"
http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Requiem_for_Methuselah_(episode)
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http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/Flint
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^^actually that idea kind of appeals to me. That and the idea that Jack the Ripper was a non-corporeal alien that fed on fear.
Granted, both rather ridiculous contentions, but I could suspend my disbelief.
Granted, both rather ridiculous contentions, but I could suspend my disbelief.
they are. the Preservers are only known to have been active a few hundred years ago, whereas the Progenitor species was active BILLIONS of years ago...
At the risk of too great a digression ... may I ask why?
Hmmm, you're making me think.
At the risk of being presumptuous, I think I can understand why you find it offensive: humans are not capable of great thought; one alien is responsible for all of our great achievements (sort of like Chariots of the gods) because we are not capable. That is kind of offensive.
But the idea is intriguing. Perhaps appealing is not the correct term; interesting would be a better description. I am personally very interested in the workings of the mind. Any permutation concerning how the mind might be co-opted, including illness, possession or non-corporeal beings putting on a human "costume" fascinates me.
Transporters are right up there with warp 10 newts in my book.
The contention that one could somehow survive being broken down into one's constituent molecules and beamed across vast distances only to be reconstructed on the other end with no additional technology required at the reception point seems a bit ridiculous.
On the other hand, it's a great storytelling device.
The contention that one could somehow survive being broken down into one's constituent molecules and beamed across vast distances only to be reconstructed on the other end with no additional technology required at the reception point seems a bit ridiculous.
On the other hand, it's a great storytelling device.
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Flint wasn't all of Earth's great minds, just some of them. After going around the the block more than a few times, wouldn't you have a quite a bit of knowledge and have just a bit of creative energy built up?
Remember, for each great mind that Flint that was he was also a dozen or so boring schmucks.
Aaron McGuire
Call me shallow, but...
In the 24th century, I find it hard to believe that most cultures in all four quadrants not only have essentially the same two ship-mounted weapons just like Starfleet (an energy beam weapon and a heavy projectile weapon), but that they also have tunics, shirts, uniforms, and sweaters that emphasize the shoulders, just like Starfleet.
In the 24th century, I find it hard to believe that most cultures in all four quadrants not only have essentially the same two ship-mounted weapons just like Starfleet (an energy beam weapon and a heavy projectile weapon), but that they also have tunics, shirts, uniforms, and sweaters that emphasize the shoulders, just like Starfleet.
What the Hell is wrong with me?!
Thanks for providing your take.
I had said "many," not "all," in my original post.
Dude ... I'm Italian. There's no way that putz was Leonardo DaVinci, in any quantum reality. We don't need any help bein' smart from Sumerian codgers.
[Scotty]"It was a matter o' pride!"[/Scotty]
I still have not seen that episode.
I find it incredible that with the tech they're throwing around that we have yet to encounter a good number of polities on the verge of the tech singularity or rapidly advancing toward that.
Somewhat related is I find it hard to believe that everybody in Star Trek is so damned stupid, although my pet theory is that the guys who seeded just about every sentient species humanoid also, somehow, made sure they'd all be uncreative and have an aversion to non-clichéd views and uses of technology.
Then again, that I'd find pretty nuts too.
Somewhat related is I find it hard to believe that everybody in Star Trek is so damned stupid, although my pet theory is that the guys who seeded just about every sentient species humanoid also, somehow, made sure they'd all be uncreative and have an aversion to non-clichéd views and uses of technology.
Then again, that I'd find pretty nuts too.
You're right. My flu addled brain misread that.
Dude ... I'm Italian. There's no way that putz was Leonardo DaVinci, in any quantum reality. We don't need any help bein' smart from Sumerian codgers.
[Scotty]"It was a matter o' pride!"[/Scotty]
You're right. No help needed from Sumer. Except for the wheel.
And math.
And schools.
And astronomy.
And codified laws.
But yeah, other than that stuff... Viva Italia!
Aaron McGuire
But yeah, other than that stuff... Viva Italia!
Yeah! Sumerians invented civilization ... and Italians perfected it!
And I said "Sumerian codgers," not "Sumer." Nice try, though.
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