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From: larry@grkermit.UUCP (Larry Kolodney)
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Subject: Re: Spock's Emotions
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Date: Wed, 29-Jun-83 09:10:47 EDT
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From Laura Creighton:

I always thought that Spock showed emotions in almost every episode.
After all, in almost every episode Spock and McCoy exchange friendly
insults and arguments. Why does Spock bother? either he feels
he has some pride to maintain or it is fun.


For that matter, Spock showed an implicit irrationality by his mere existence 
on the Enterprise.  If he were truly purely logical, he would realize that
utter meaningless of life and that there was no particular reason why he
should support the federation or work on the enterprise.  If he was doing it
to satisfy personal needs, then surely those needs are based in some sort of 
instinct.  Perhaps he sees what he does as the best way to survive.  But why
should he survive.  Why is survival more rational than death.  Obviously the
INSTINCT of survival has a part here.
-- 
Larry Kolodney
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