Data's internal arc — the tension between empirical, unemotional record-keeping and the irreducible human meaning of sacrifice and moral choice; Data must learn where data ends and human judgment begins.
Data's internal arc — the tension between empirical, unemotional record-keeping and the irreducible human meaning of sacrifice and moral choice; Data must learn where data ends and human judgment begins.
Events in This Arc
In a holodeck staging of Henry V, Data performs as the king and deliberately stages a philosophical exchange with Bates and Williams about the burdens of leadership, obedience, and the …
In Main Engineering Geordi and Data interrogate the probe telemetry while debating whether human instinct can legitimately fill gaps in incomplete evidence. Geordi defends gut judgments as indispensable tools for …
Picard, Crusher, Riker and Data stand over Admiral Jarok's lifeless body as Beverly confirms the suicide—he ingested a concealed Felodesine chip. Riker produces a sealed letter for Jarok's wife and …