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j. d. worthington · 14th June 2006, 06:54 PM

The Prime Directive is totally unworkable as a theory, let alone practice. Agreed. And in all logic it should be abolished. Agreed. But when the dickens has either of those things led any regime in making decisions on whether or not to hold onto a principle? And I think it would be totally unrealistic to not have Starfleet riddled with that very human capacity to hold two diametrically opposed ideas as infallible simultaneously. (Not that ST has ever been strong on realism, even given its basic premise; but it's got to have some touchstone with the concept....)

14th June 2006, 06:54 PM	#3 (permalink)
j. d. worthington Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 9,468	Re: The Prime Directive: Why It Should Be Abolished The Prime Directive is totally unworkable as a theory, let alone practice. Agreed. And in all logic it should be abolished. Agreed. But when the dickens has either of those things led any regime in making decisions on whether or not to hold onto a principle? And I think it would be totally unrealistic to not have Starfleet riddled with that very human capacity to hold two diametrically opposed ideas as infallible simultaneously. (Not that ST has ever been strong on realism, even given its basic premise; but it's got to have some touchstone with the concept....)