Do vulcan children have emotions
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They are taught the techniques during their childhood (there are several references to this in Trek) but as this is a lengthy process they still occasionally show them. The children bullying young Spock in the last movie are a good example of that.
Yeah, in addition to the Vulcan bullies in Trek XI (which itself was based on a scene from TAS) we also saw that Tuvok had so much trouble dealing with his emotions as a teenager he was sent off to spend time with a Vulcan monk.
So yeah, Vulcan babies cry and scream just like human babies.
So yeah, Vulcan babies cry and scream just like human babies.
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Yes, Vulcan babies cry. Vulcans still have emotions, they simply hide them. A baby doesn't know how to hide emotions, so they would cry.
Yes, Vulcan babies cry. Vulcans still have emotions, they simply hide them. A baby doesn't know how to hide emotions, so they would cry.
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That seems logical. The baby has not undergone the programming to repress their emotions.
You'd think it would drive the Vulcan parents crazy though...
That seems logical. The baby has not undergone the programming to repress their emotions.
You'd think it would drive the Vulcan parents crazy though...
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This is a good question. Yes, as The Wormhole explained, Vulcans do have emotions, but they are trained not to show them. As babies, they have not been taught and do not yet have the ability to control them. They obviously cannot talk yet but they still do need to be able to communicate to their parents. Like human babies, they do that by crying. They will learn to control their emotions, but that will come as they get older.
This is a good question. Yes, as The Wormhole explained, Vulcans do have emotions, but they are trained not to show them. As babies, they have not been taught and do not yet have the ability to control them. They obviously cannot talk yet but they still do need to be able to communicate to their parents. Like human babies, they do that by crying. They will learn to control their emotions, but that will come as they get older.
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Maybe that's why they only have sex once every seven years?
Hmm, what about child birth itself? That can be pretty painful. Does the Vulcan mother successfully suppress the pain, or is it too much and they ended up screaming and crying while giving birth?
Maybe that's why they only have sex once every seven years?
Hmm, what about child birth itself? That can be pretty painful. Does the Vulcan mother successfully suppress the pain, or is it too much and they ended up screaming and crying while giving birth?
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Vulcans do have emotions, they choose to repress them. The training for this would begin at a young age, when the child could understand the concepts of discipline and control. When they're born they'd be as emotional as any other infact.
Also since they can't talk, its the only logical means of alerting ones parents to an immediate need
Vulcans do have emotions, they choose to repress them. The training for this would begin at a young age, when the child could understand the concepts of discipline and control. When they're born they'd be as emotional as any other infact.
Also since they can't talk, its the only logical means of alerting ones parents to an immediate need
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I'm merging this with the other thread about the emotions of Vulcan children.
I'm merging this with the other thread about the emotions of Vulcan children.
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They're driven by an uncontrollable urge to mate during the Pon Farr every seven years, but can have sex as often as they want in rhe interim.
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We don't know that. Nothing on screen points to how often Vulcans do the horizontal mambo.
We don't know that. Nothing on screen points to how often Vulcans do the horizontal mambo.
To expand a little more on what has already been correctly mentioned, some Vulcans (perhaps males only, not sure about females) engage in Kolinahr. According to Memory Alpha:
Spock went through this at the beginning of The Motion Picture.
^^^ That was a cool scene. I was never a big fan of Voyager, but it did have some nuggets of greatness to it on occasion.
Interesting to note that the Vulcan Master is played by Joseph Ruskin, who also played Galt in Gamesters of Triskelion. He never really look like he aged a day.
Interesting to note that the Vulcan Master is played by Joseph Ruskin, who also played Galt in Gamesters of Triskelion. He never really look like he aged a day.
Since one of the "masters" teaching Spock Kolinahr was a woman, I'd guess females can. In fact she seem to be their leader.
All Vulcans have emotions (except maybe for Kohlinahr graduates), including the kids. I imagine Vulcan children really aren't that different than Human children - and Vulcan adults surely don't expect their kids not to display emotion, any more than Human parents expect their kids to act just like adults. But, Vulcan parents no doubt try to get their kids to keep the emotionalism to a minimum in public, just like Human parents wouldn't want their kid screaming and throwing things in the grocery store.
Good point. Forgot about that. I guess it definitely applies to females as well.
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