Human Telepathy?

[maryh]

^^^
I keep repeating myself, so perhaps Khan says it better:

KHAN: Captain, although your abilities intrigue me, you are quite honestly inferior. Mentally, physically. In fact, I am surprised how little improvement there has been in human evolution. Oh, there has been technical advancement, but, how little man himself has changed.

The premise of Trek is that humans in the future will be like us - only the technology and understanding will have changed. Inventing a transporter or warp drive are not a change in man himself. The premise that we could easily interchange ourselves with these humans, feel with them, relate to them and understand them is essential. We could follow the saga of human shape shifters, immortal humans, x-ray visioned kyrptonite weakened super strength flying humans too, but it would change the premise of the show. How will humans react, feel and deal with new things, things not found on Earth, as we explore the galaxy is what defined TOS.

 

[Timo]

...Yet TOS opens with the premise of the changed human. And promptly declares change evil and contrary to our nature, to be sure. "Is There In Truth" just carries on, continuing to establish freaks and the disabled as a lamentable part of our existence and a foil to the heroic pursuits of our normal and honest main characters.

Timo Saloniemi

 

[Deckerd]

After reading the post from Alebertese, I've concluded that the author probably thought human telepaths existed when (s)he wrote it.

I think this is probably closest to the truth. From our perspective it's silly and smacks of magic in a science fiction show but from their perspective back then it was more of a grey area.

 

[Nerys Myk]

After reading the post from Alebertese, I've concluded that the author probably thought human telepaths existed when (s)he wrote it.

I think this is probably closest to the truth. From our perspective it's silly and smacks of magic in a science fiction show but from their perspective back then it was more of a grey area.

The human telepath is still common in SF shows. B5, Heroes and No Ordinary Family are all recent shows that use the concept.

 

[Zeppster]

After reading the post from Alebertese, I've concluded that the author probably thought human telepaths existed when (s)he wrote it.

I think this is probably closest to the truth. From our perspective it's silly and smacks of magic in a science fiction show but from their perspective back then it was more of a grey area.

The human telepath is still common in SF shows. B5, Heroes and No Ordinary Family are all recent shows that use the concept.

At least B5 tried to explain it by saying aliens basically gave us it.