Is the Holodeck Evil?

[Autistic Spectrum]

"Tell me something, Dixon. When you've gone.... will this world still exist?.. Will my wife and kids still be waiting for me at home?" - McNary from "The Big Goodbye"

What that episode, which I believe introduced the holodeck, set up was both sides of that device. On the on hand, it's fun and adventure (minus the occasional glitch). On the other hand, it creates a serious moral crisis not dealt with enough which is captured in that quote. You're creating beings, denying them the chance to be anything, and then -with their ignorance- erasing their existence when the fun is over. And the easy thing to say is that they don't really have emotions and are just facsimiles, but we've seen that is not the case time and time again, from Moriarty to the Doctor. Even if you argue they only gain sentience later, there is still the moral dilemma that you are denying a being who would gain sentience the right and ability to do so. You could argue the same things they argued for Data's sentience and definition of being a being.

And as we saw with "The Big Goodbye", the only solution hinted at is just not to inform anyone they're holograms created for amusement. That doesn't solve any of the moral dilemmas; it just sweeps it under the rug and creates a blissful ignorance on both sides.

Thoughts?

[cag]

stop making fun of my new friends!

[Autistic Spectrum]

ow physically strong is the average adult female vulcan? More than or less than an average human male?

[cag]

[Autistic Spectrum]

http://www.trekbbs.com/showthread.ph...11#post9658411

cag talk to me there awnser myt questions

[Autistic Spectrum]

capt jean luc piccard of the starship enterpirse

[cag]

That's not picard, that's captain Kirk

[Autistic Spectrum]

[cag]

You leave me and my new best friends alone u nigger

[Autistic Spectrum]

cag reply to my fucking thread about tribbles

[Autistic Spectrum]

http://www.trekbbs.com/showthread.ph...11#post9658411

i'm han solo cag, i sent you a friend request

[cag]

http://www.trekbbs.com/showthread.ph...11#post9658411

i'm han solo cag, i sent you a friend request

Oh god your gonna get me banned

[Autistic Spectrum]

http://www.trekbbs.com/showthread.ph...04#post9658504

[Autistic Spectrum]

http://www.trekbbs.com/showthread.ph...73#post9658573

making a bunch of good threads goona be admin of star trek soon ten i will ban you cag, u stupid bitch

I need a box of wine and a tegra note

[cag]

Lacutus of bored is a nazi admin and will delete all your amazing threads

Holodeck episodes are the gayest

[Genital Doli]

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[cag]

I just want to find a rich trekki you horrible horrible bullies

[Autistic Spectrum]

http://www.trekbbs.com/showthread.php?t=246337 CAG BACK ME UP HERE

[Autistic Spectrum]

For those of you who are unaware of my hobbies, one of them is to collect STAR WARS and STAR TREK action figures and other toys and has been for many years now. When I was a litte kid I collected most of the original STAR WARS action figures made by Kenner between 1978 and 1985 and still own them, and I started collecting the new Kenner/Hasbro figures starting in 1998. Over the past 13 or 14 years I've probably acquired well over 2,000 action figures of different sizes and from different lines. I've posted quite a few pics of my collection in the "Picture Post" thread in recent months and also have a Photobucket account full of snapshots of my stuff. In addition to all my STAR WARS stuff I also own a much, much smaller but nonetheless quality collection of STAR TREK figures, dolls and plastic and die-cast ships dating back to some of the classic Mego (TOS) dolls of the '70s and the 3-3/4" line of action figures from THE MOTION PICTURE that were in stores in 1979 and 1980.

[maks]

you should take anything from Skype with an asteroid sized grain of salt.

[Autistic Spectrum]

in eposide 48b of the tos capt kirk did in fact land on an astrioid made up of salt, so this is def happening

[PROFESSIONAL WHITE SUPREMACIST]

For those of you who are unaware of my hobbies, one of them is to collect STAR WARS and STAR TREK action figures and stick them up my butt

[Autistic Spectrum]

oh wow they are really made about me having jj abrams skype name

[cag]

thanks for ruining my life again dp. i will have to find another star trek forum where i will meet my true love

[cag]

You have been banned for the following reason:
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[PROFESSIONAL WHITE SUPREMACIST]

http://www.trekbbs.com/showthread.php?t=246295

[PROFESSIONAL WHITE SUPREMACIST]

did you post your tits in the first thread you made on there

[cag]

wasnt banned until dp had to come and ruin it by making them jealous about his connections with jjabrahams