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From: peterr@utcsrgv.UUCP (Peter Rowley)
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Subject: Spock isn't all that smart
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Date: Fri, 13-Jan-84 22:13:29 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan 13 22:13:29 1984
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My apologies if this topic has been brought up before, but I've only just
subscribed to the group, due to a renewed interest in the series brought on
by being able to see it again.

In "The Galileo Seven" (Spock, McCoy, Scotty, and 4 others go off in a shuttle
to investigate the "Murasaki" effect, caused by a quasar.  They get lost and
land on a planet inhabited by 10 ft. ape-like nasties.  2 security folks get
killed (THEY always get killed), but they get off the planet eventually and
get saved by Enterprise, but barely, as Enterprise had to help out some
plague victims on New Paris), Spock shows a considerable lack of intelligence
or knowledge.  The theme of the episode is that commanding people requires
MORE than logic-- it requires feeling, intuition, etc.  Spock uses only logic,
treating his crewmates as logical creatures, and things go awry, with much
resentment directed at Spock.
  If Spock were truly super-intelligent, then he would realize that humans
have certain properties, including the need to be inspired and treated with
sensitivity.  He would then act accordingly, doing whatever is necessary to
encourage his crewmates to perform as best they could.  He did not act this
way, so he can't be as all-knowledgeable as is generally assumed.
  p. rowley, U. Toronto