Subj : Re: Neuralink To : Vk3jed From : Moondog Date : Tue Aug 18 2020 12:06:00 Re: Re: Neuralink By: Vk3jed to Moondog on Tue Aug 18 2020 09:03 pm > -=> On 08-17-20 23:53, Moondog wrote to Vk3jed <=- > > Mo> I didn't care for Q either. If this collective was so highly evolved > Mo> and self policing, Q would've neith existed or would've never been > Mo> allowed to leave the collective. Forming the collective was a means of > Mo> non-interference through isolation. > > Q (as in the most frequent member of the Q Contunum seen on the show) did ha > his moments. :) > > Mo> Q was a re-hash of Trelane, the Squire of Gothos, except more powerful. > > I didn't think of mthat, but yes that makes sense. > > > Another common them in Trek was overcoming god-like enemies. In some cases the god manifested itself in the form of a machine, and was defeated with logic, or it was a being of advanced abilities which could be confused and defeated by playing with it's emotions. Third category required logic and emotion to spring the trap. Regardless, the crew comes out winning because they rose to meet the challenge or the enemy under estimated what humanity is capable of. --- þ Synchronet þ The Cave BBS - Since 1992 - cavebbs.homeip.net .