Most people are aware that the transporter actually kills those it transports. Since it re-creates the mind in a new body, how do you feel about it's either disregard for the soul, or it's ability to make those too?
Beam me up, Scotty.
2007-03-12 11:02:29 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If a frontal lobotomy can change your "eternal" soul, I don't see why we should begrudge a transporter the privilege of creating it in a new body.
2007-03-12 11:06:26 · answer #1 · answered by Snark 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Star Trek presents an interesting vision of how the future may look like with new technologies emerging. The transporter seems to use quantic effects which have only been observed in some particles until now. Maybe the soul can do much more than we actually think with the body. There are many species in Star Trek that are very spiritual and are using transporters, so they must have a way to transfer the soul along with the body. It is so far off in the future that even my grand-children will not see this.
2007-03-13 15:13:10 · answer #2 · answered by Reindeer Herder 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Star Trek transporter technology assumes that the configurations of atoms and molecules are all that constitutes a persons unqiue identity...
So if there really is a ghost in the machine, then the machine gets rebuilt but the ghost is lost!
I consider the technology related to Star Gate SG-1 more compliant with moving both the matter and energy patterns that make you, you!
2007-03-12 18:11:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I always thought it worked on the baises of quatum entanglement and yea thats all Im going to say since I dont know too much about quatum entanglement LOl.
But my idea is this. You are not created or destoryed you just vibrate your way over to the other atoms your holding hands with BOO YA lol
2007-03-12 18:16:20 · answer #4 · answered by Aintitthetruth 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What I wonder is... if someone gets sick or hurt, why not just run them through the transporter and re-assemble them without the disease or injury?
"Very funny Mr. Scott, not beam down my clothes!"
2007-03-12 18:05:59 · answer #5 · answered by barefoot_always 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Really, I thought it just disassembled people and then put them back together again. Not unlike the army Im told.(he he) Perhaps the christians out there would have a problem with it not me.
If it cures a hangover.Beam me up.
2007-03-12 18:07:41 · answer #6 · answered by atheist 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I find the question illogical, Captain. It stands to reason the soul is highly overrated.
2007-03-12 18:06:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uhura always transported fine and she had plenty of soul.
2007-03-12 18:11:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You notice Bones never liked them.... what did he used to say - something about it being unnatural to break one up into millions of pieces and send them all over the universe.
2007-03-12 18:12:39 · answer #9 · answered by awayforabit 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, since so far science hasn't figured out how one would work.... I think it adds a wonderful element to sci fi shows!
2007-03-12 18:07:19 · answer #10 · answered by sparkly_chrimsa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋