Posted on 02/23/2015 2:29:16 PM PST by Mmogamer
>>Majel Barrett (Nurse Chapel) is dead, too.<<
And she married Roddenberry. And so much more sadness. Her portrayal as Lwaxana and the Enterprise computer were legendary.
Bless her in the afterlife...
This is what i'm thinking. A lot of people don't consider from where various concepts originate, and they don't realize they are buying into dangerous ideas. They just look at the surface of it, and if it seems good, they think it is applicable to all situations, when in fact, it can yield very bad results.
This Libertarian idea of "If it do no harm, do what you will", is another example. "Harm" is interpreted as meaning instantly and locally, and it makes no provision for dealing with "harm" that occurs at some distance in time or physical proximity.
One's foundational assumptions are important in determining how a society functions, and some ideas are very detrimental to society. Communism/Socialism is one such Idea, as Venezuela is just now figuring out.
So is excessive indulgence of hedonistic urges.
I’m not much of a Trekkie, but my late husband was and I learned a lot from him, and followed the original Star Trek actors rather faithfully, I thought, until my husband passed away, and now, I just follow when the subject comes up.
The late Igor had a copy of the “Star Trek Technical Manual” or some such. It had patterns for the uniforms, a diagram of a space station and for a working Phaser. You might be able to find one on Amazon or eBay, if you care to search. It’s a fun read.
” This Libertarian idea of “If it do no harm, do what you will”, “
I would never trust a libertarian to judge for the rest of us, what is, or is not harmful to others, because they really don’t care.
” So is excessive indulgence of hedonistic urges. “
Modern libertarianism in a nutshell.
It could be nothing. Remember that the Vulcan heart is where the human liver should be. So if it was a pain in the side that would be more serious.
I have a copy of the ST Technical Manual too! I got is signed by Koenig and Takei after they did ST IV. Got a polariod with Takei.
NY Times reporting he has died.
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