In emergency cases most holograms can be shut off to match increased energy demands by weapons and shields.

Disengage the safety protocols and suddenly you’ve got weapons and shield emitters than ought to work just as well as their material counterparts, but can’t be damaged (or any damage can be instantly reset). We know that holograms can be projected into space so the only limitation would be the range of the holoemitters.

At least “crushed by asteroid” is not contagious.

1. LaForge because obviously

2. MacDougal because she knows that isolinear chips are not toys

3. Argyle because he knows that Kosinski is full of crap

4. Logan because he’s an arrogant dick

And her first officer, Stockholm syndrome man.

All hu-mans look alike.

Soon the world will burn in nuclear fire… again!

Spare him his life from individuality

Hyperbole to emphasize the importance of following orders in battle, even if you think it’s a mistake.

Ours is not to reason why; Ours is but to do and die

Spock explained that they could mimic the sounds, but not the language. They would be responding in gibberish.

Maybe its programming was damaged or tampered with. It wouldn’t be the first time.

Citation needed.

Well, yes, just like me and my job, they can quit. What part of that suggests slavery?

How so?

It’s not involuntary, though. They have to apply for the program, and can stop if they want.

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Another nit about Riker’s argument: at one point he detaches Data’s arm to demonstrate that he’s a machine. Four years later Riker’s arm was amputated and reattached by the subspace aliens in Schisms.

The Dominion Did Nothing Wrong^TM

From a national security standpoint of the government, it absolutely does matter who has the data.