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60. No transporters, please.

Wed Jan 31, 2018, 07:08 PM

Jan 2018

There's the continuity problem. You stand on the transporter pad. Your body is analyzed, dissolved, and all its quantum data is transmitted to the destination where a duplicate of you is reconstructed.

You are dead, but a doppelgänger materializes at the destination. Nobody knows the difference, but like everybody else who transports, their original persons are all dead, too. They are all doppelgängers.

There is no continuity. Bones McCoy was correct. His various instances died every time he stepped into a transporter beam.

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Interesting question--WOULD you explore space? [View all] yuiyoshida Jan 2018 OP

I don't think I could exist without my pups... hlthe2b Jan 2018 #1

Lets assume you could take your pets yuiyoshida Jan 2018 #27

I'm in! hlthe2b Jan 2018 #30

take the helm Mister Hlthe2b... yuiyoshida Jan 2018 #31

As long as I don't have to come back, hell yeah I'm in. lagomorph777 Jan 2018 #32

lol... yuiyoshida Jan 2018 #35

Could I take Salma Hayek with me? FSogol Jan 2018 #2

Assume they have a replicator that can yuiyoshida Jan 2018 #3

I better stay on earth then, just in case. n/t FSogol Jan 2018 #4

If your spouse or mate went ,would you feel obligated to go if invited? yuiyoshida Jan 2018 #5

I like earth so much. It's where I keep all my stuff. FSogol Jan 2018 #9

Intresting yuiyoshida, But life without my wife, weed, and my cats ............ Old Vet Jan 2018 #6

Assume you could take your wife , family and pets provided they weren't too large yuiyoshida Jan 2018 #10

Well then I would say the same thing if someone said jim, Want to party on the yacht..FUCK YEAH Old Vet Jan 2018 #22

phasers and Phaser rifles are available.. yuiyoshida Jan 2018 #33

I probably wouldn't live long enough to get past Pluto. Kaleva Jan 2018 #7

just for fun, assume the ship had warp drive yuiyoshida Jan 2018 #13

Okay. Just as long as I don't have to wear a red shirt. Kaleva Jan 2018 #16

Everyone would have the same uniform yuiyoshida Jan 2018 #20

Hell, yeah ! I'm in!!! pangaia Feb 2018 #76

its too bad my last name isn't yuiyoshida Feb 2018 #82

LOLOL!! pangaia Feb 2018 #83

If it was for a year or two, yeah definitely. John Fante Jan 2018 #8

You can take your pets... yuiyoshida Jan 2018 #37

No, I love the wonder, mystery and beauty of the night sky Deb Jan 2018 #11

It's 62 miles to space Kaleva Jan 2018 #21

Close as in learning everything I can about it Deb Jan 2018 #43

It would depend on the specifics of the situation Blue_Tires Jan 2018 #12

I would. Thyla Jan 2018 #14

cool answer yuiyoshida Jan 2018 #17

Thank you for the welcome :) Thyla Jan 2018 #26

you are most welcome! yuiyoshida Jan 2018 #29

Yeah, Welcome Thyla to DU............. Old Vet Jan 2018 #52

Thank you Thyla Jan 2018 #62

we could be the first couple to get high in space! lol JuJuYoshida Jan 2018 #15

lol! yuiyoshida Jan 2018 #18

If I had a supply of pork rinds left-of-center2012 Jan 2018 #19

lots there... yuiyoshida Jan 2018 #23

No Problem, yuiyoshidas got a replicator gun. Old Vet Jan 2018 #28

well something like it... yuiyoshida Jan 2018 #38

Just a thought, Can we still vote? Old Vet Jan 2018 #53

its a ship, so there is a captain yuiyoshida Jan 2018 #64

Talk about a momentous decision! Put me down for "Seriously consider it." Old Crow Jan 2018 #24

lets say you could communicate but it would take yuiyoshida Jan 2018 #25

That would work. I'm leaning toward heading out on the ship. Old Crow Jan 2018 #34

Explore SPACE? Not other solar systems and planets? No. Hortensis Jan 2018 #36

interesting but if you had people who were all yuiyoshida Jan 2018 #42

:) Not a Heinlein fan? I love your gentleman. He'd definitely Hortensis Jan 2018 #45

The universe is a big place yuiyoshida Jan 2018 #46

Yes, I think...so. Hortensis Jan 2018 #48

Could you even imagine smoking a joint with him followed by a critical thinking conversation...... Old Vet Jan 2018 #55

HELL Yes. byronius Jan 2018 #39

No way in hell. hunter Jan 2018 #40

Well if it had all the comforts of home, like the ENTERPRISE D, would you go? yuiyoshida Jan 2018 #44

My wife would be one of the higher ranking science or medical officers. hunter Jan 2018 #49

The Enterprise D had only one bathroom. I have 3 here in my home. Kaleva Jan 2018 #63

I am pretty sure the ship builders who built our yuiyoshida Jan 2018 #65

You're a bit behind the times zipplewrath Jan 2018 #47

In my physics nothing goes faster than light, and nothing goes slower. hunter Jan 2018 #58

There is more than "your" physics zipplewrath Feb 2018 #81

Everybody has their own personal model of physics... hunter Feb 2018 #85

To infinity and beyond! Yeah, wrong franchise, but I would go and never look back. nt procon Jan 2018 #41

In a heartbeat, if my hubby, kids, grandkids, cats, and dogs could go too n/t Blaukraut Jan 2018 #50

Do I get a warp drive starship, loaded to the gills? MrScorpio Jan 2018 #51

Does it have a replicator that can make Saurian Brandy? nt JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2018 #56

Assuming this was REAL yuiyoshida Jan 2018 #66

Are we SURE these are friendly aliens? Jim Lane Jan 2018 #67

all of this is hypothetical yuiyoshida Jan 2018 #68

The video games don't tempt me. I've never been much into them. Jim Lane Feb 2018 #80

I'd do it if I were in my 20's again, fresh out of college with a science degree... Rollo Jan 2018 #54

Inner Space is More Interesting The River Jan 2018 #57

If they want my bald, scrawny, Codeine Jan 2018 #59

No transporters, please. longship Jan 2018 #60

Also, there's no such thing as warp drive. longship Jan 2018 #61

Even if there was there was only a 1% chance of survival denbot Jan 2018 #69

No Republicans, right? jmowreader Jan 2018 #70

None what so ever... yuiyoshida Feb 2018 #73

YES YES YES YES!!!!! PLEASE!!! NOW!!!! ProudLib72 Jan 2018 #71

Absolutely!! yuiyoshida Feb 2018 #74

Yes, please. Solly Mack Feb 2018 #72

looks like you are on the first shuttle... yuiyoshida Feb 2018 #75

in a heartbeat Skittles Feb 2018 #77

Your uniforms are ready.... yuiyoshida Feb 2018 #78

HAR Skittles Feb 2018 #79

As recently as 15 years ago I would have jumped at the chance. LanternWaste Feb 2018 #84