Because Lore was a nutjob due to his programming not fully integrating properly. His emotions program turned and twisted, as Soong put it, into something he didn't predict.
Data was stable and an honorable member of Starfleet.
(And Starfleet was not right in letting Maddox get as far as he did in trying to order Data to his research.)
Nobody there is even thinking about Maddox, when they rid themselves of Lore. As far as everyone is concerned, they seem to just be glad to be well rid of him. I doubt they even kept track of him after the fact, even though imho they should've, because they should've known beaming him into space in no way eradicates him permanently. They're setting a dangerous entity adrift. God help those unfortunate Pakleds who came across him. Who knows what tragedy befell them, as a result?
Besides, if you're trying to duplicate Soong's work, are you really content to be using the defective one as your template? lol
Since Lore was already in bits when he was found, disassembling him seems fair game.
Definitely a benefit in removing a rather dangerous space hazard....although...was Lore or the pakleds he eliminated a bigger hazard?
I frequently have to work on crap prototypes...sure most of them try to kill me...but it's the best way to figure out how to fix the machine overall.
Definitely a benefit in removing a rather dangerous space hazard....although...was Lore or the pakleds he eliminated a bigger hazard?
I frequently have to work on crap prototypes...sure most of them try to kill me...but it's the best way to figure out how to fix the machine overall.
"Contagion" 3 points...
Was Captain Varley just self deluded or have some sort of blind spot about the Iconians that he didn't think the probe was the cause of the ship failures?
There's also debate about the virus' intent. Given how it seemed to protect itself (going after Geordi) and was taking actions that would wipe out an orbital threat (which the iconians were under at the time the probes were in use)...it seems pretty daft not to assume that virus is trying to kill you....Starfleet being a tad naive?
...anyone know if this episode was inspiration for stargate?
Was Captain Varley just self deluded or have some sort of blind spot about the Iconians that he didn't think the probe was the cause of the ship failures?
There's also debate about the virus' intent. Given how it seemed to protect itself (going after Geordi) and was taking actions that would wipe out an orbital threat (which the iconians were under at the time the probes were in use)...it seems pretty daft not to assume that virus is trying to kill you....Starfleet being a tad naive?
...anyone know if this episode was inspiration for stargate?
I think it was more Picard who was thinking the probe's program wasn't trying to kill on purpose. Though to be fair, considering it didn't blow up the Yamato earlier, it at least gives his theory that it wasn't deliberate pause to consider.
Regarding Varley... that was his first big error in judgment, but not his last. Not accepting Picard's offer of taking on some of his crew as it 'being premature' was a total lack of foresight on his part. Particularly after he just shared his story on losing 18 people in his shuttlebay.
It wouldn't have saved his whole crew, but at least some would be alive instead of all hands lost.
