One of my favorite episodes, also. Data is, in truth, my favorite character. He's like Heinlein's Valentine Michael Smith in "Stranger in a...
Very interesting stuff, but I thought that Star Trek was done on a shoestring and even had to borrow some of their "creatures/aliens" from "Voyage...
I'm an atheist and I had a church wedding. That's where people in our culture get married (especially if the wife wants a 'big wedding'). I like...
Well, don't leave us hanging, tell us what you think it means.
SAL asks Dr. Chandra "Will I dream? HAL says, "I'm scared Dave, will I dream?" Of course you guys will! And humans don't "really" die, they just...
King wanted acceptance his race. Gandhi wanted independence for his country. They both had a personal investment in their endeavors....
When Roddenberry spoke for himself, he said things like: "I condemn false prophets, I condemn the effort to take away the power of rational...
It seems like it, but they asserted that religion was not going to be a part of Star Trek. Here is a quote from Memory-Alpha: Brannon Braga said...
Yes, that surprised me, too, however, I put it down to appeasing the bible thumpers. But "Bread and Circuses" had Christianity as the denouement.
Religions vary in their degree of idiocy, but I reject them all. For most people, religion is nothing more than a substitute for a malfunctioning...
Who wanders all the moors will taste all the berries. -- Estonian Proverb I'll get them all, my pretty, and Toto, too.
Yes, you were.
I'm back! I missed you. Here are some special berries I brought back for you. (And no court will convict me: I did't have the color acuity...
If that title intimidated you, I'm sure you stayed out of your university's library at all costs. I used the title because it is a fine example of...
I would always pick the lovely Teya, no matter what. WOW!!!! You think a Stanford Research Paper relevant to the unique elements that form a...
A better question is, how are they the same? No, you are ignoring the parameters of our little thought experiment. All you know is their...
I said read and understand. I was hoping you could extrapolate from the extreme example I gave. Let me try again. You are in a forest, and...
I Refute you thus! Well, of course not. Where did that come from? You should at least read and understand a post before responding to it.
Are you saying that with a straight face? Biology has everything to do with it. Sexism is discrimination based on a person's sex. Men and...
OK, Captain Janeway is trapped with a male and a female crew member on a planet, her ship has been destroyed--it's back to basics. Who would she...
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