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littlemissattitude · 18th June 2006, 10:36 PM

Kirk never had any problem violating the Prime Directive.

I think it probably happened in one way or another in nearly every episode.

Actually, academic anthropology lives by principles very much similar to the Prime Directive, and there are always all kinds of controversies going on because it is so nearly impossible for an anthropologist studying a culture (especially small-scale cultures) to avoid influencing it; just by being there, he or she has some impact.

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littlemissattitude Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 3,406 Blog Entries: 9	Re: The Prime Directive: Why It Should Be Abolished Kirk never had any problem violating the Prime Directive. I think it probably happened in one way or another in nearly every episode. Actually, academic anthropology lives by principles very much similar to the Prime Directive, and there are always all kinds of controversies going on because it is so nearly impossible for an anthropologist studying a culture (especially small-scale cultures) to avoid influencing it; just by being there, he or she has some impact.