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Expert: Deran McKean - 11/6/2009
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Do you think the Kelvans would be openly impressed with the Cytherian's and the Traveler's abilities, or do you think they'd remain prideful, unwilling to complement?
Why does Picard have an artificial heart? You'd think it'd be possible in the 24th-century to replace it with a real one.
Also, I was wondering why people have 'abnormal' fears, such as Barclay's fear of transporting, even though it's widely used and very safe. Couldn't a drug be synthesized to eliminate this problem?
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Hi John -
I think they would, the Cytherians and Travelers are so much more advanced that I think the Kelvans would evaluate them differently than they did the crew of the Enterprise. I think they would stay arrogant however and regard the Cytherians and Traveler as a higher class of potential slave, rather than seeing them as equals.
Excellent question on the heart thing! You'd think by the 24th Century medical science could clone him a new heart as we've seen that cloning entire beings is possible in the DS9 episode "A Man Alone."
We know that the Eugenics Compacts have strict rules against cloning and improving the human genetic structure, but I can't believe that some provision wasn't inserted to allow cloning of replacement organs in situations like the one Picard found himself in.
If you can figure out why people have abnormal fears you'll make an excellent psychiatrist! One distinction people who study fears make is between fears and anxieties. According to the literature fear is a natural response any organism has when under a direct threat.
Anxiety is different in that people (humans at least) feel it from a perceived threat rather than an actual one.
How and why people develop anxiety is a huge field of study in Behavioral Health and often times it can be caused by past trauma.
I never read anywhere that Barclay witnessed any trauma in regards to the transporter system, so his anxiety seems pretty unfounded, particularly for someone with an engineering background who should have a good idea how the system works and how safe it really is.
Today in the 21st century psychiatrists have a variety of pharmaceuticals they give to patients suffering from anxiety so I'd imagine by the 24th century there should be even more advanced ways to help individuals deal with such things.
Thanks!
Deran
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