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Subject: could Spock return?
Message-ID: <3099@sri-arpa.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 14-Jul-83 09:49:00 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jul 14 09:49:00 1983
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   It seems like the transporter could be used as an all-purpose
repair, healing, rejuvenation, and resurrection device.  If an
object being transported had its "makeup" transformed into energy,
wouldn't that info have to be recorded somewhere, at least 
temporarily?  If that was kept after each beaming, and anything
happened to the person or equipment, the damaged/injured mass in
question could be run back through and reassembled in the old pattern.
If it was a person, he would simply be briefed on the events since
that last good beaming (specifically on what led to his wounding or
demise).  It would be just like restoring lost files from a dump!
   Also, old people could be run through, coming out X years younger.
Indeed, duplicates could be made of anyone or anything, just by
using an equal mass as the raw material.
   I don't remember for sure, but it seems like one of the animated
episodes brought up a similar concept which would support this idea.
What would be the result on society of such a capability?


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