Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ut-sally.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!gatech!ut-sally!barnett From: barnett@ut-sally.UUCP (Lewis Barnett) Newsgroups: net.startrek Subject: Re: Spock's Honesty (or lack thereof) Message-ID: <2321@ut-sally.UUCP> Date: Thu, 11-Jul-85 12:44:24 EDT Article-I.D.: ut-sally.2321 Posted: Thu Jul 11 12:44:24 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 15-Jul-85 07:06:12 EDT References: <515@hoxna.UUCP> <24900103@uiucdcs> <739@ihlpg.UUCP> <222@nsc-pdc.UUCP> <287@mit-priam.UUCP> Distribution: net.startrek Organization: U. Texas CS Dept., Austin, Texas Lines: 30 > > [Project Athena -- MIT's very own Greek tragedy] > > I just saw "The Tholian Web" the other night, and it shattered > forever my conception of Spock as an honest man, er, Vulcan. During the > > Warren J. Madden > MIT-ATHENA.MIT.EDU > ...!mit-eddie!mit-athena!wjmadden This whole fallacy of Spock's unfailing honesty seems to be based on taking his statement to the Romulan commander in "The Enterprise Incident" at face value. What we fail to take into consideration is that this statement was made as part of a colossal hoax perpetrated on both the Romulans AND the crew of the Enterprise in order to steal the cloaking device. Kirk carried out the hoax with Spock's knowledge and help. So, here, in one neat package, Spock is guilty of conspiracy, prevarication, and theft. Since this discussion cropped up on the net, I've noticed in viewing Star Trek that Spock is just as capable of dissembling as the next fellow (Vulcan or human) and does so quite frequently, when it is called for by the situation. Lewis Barnett,CS Dept, Painter Hall 3.28, Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX 78712 -- barnett@ut-sally.ARPA, barnett@ut-sally.UUCP, {ihnp4,harvard,seismo,gatech,ctvax}!ut-sally!barnett