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* Then explain how what we saw from the ''Generations'' onward, their uniforms, the Borg attack, the Son'a are all consistent with what we see in other ''StarTrek'' works taking place at the time.

* This seems unlikely, though: if the "magical land of fairy dust" never existed and was just Picard's dream, why the heck is Soran trying to get back there?

* This leads to a corollary guess: '''the builders of the Nexus are currently residing in the Nexus.''' Let's imagine a civilization with molecular nanotechnology, but without interstellar travel. Let's also imagine that its planet is about to be destroyed (e.g. because its sun is about to go supernova). What will that civilization do? Obviously, they will build one or more arks, meant to drift in space at sublight speed, which they will inhabit to survive. And, in order to live the best possible life, they will equip each of those arks with a computer that reads their thoughts and creates environments that perfectly fit each and every need they may have.

Posed by SFDebris. In his words: "After all, which is more likely; That Picard (a 74-year-old man in a nearly all-black uniform, no protection from the sun, and with no water to speak of) now has sunstroke, and believes he is teaming up with Starfleet's greatest hero, or that Picard goes to a magical land of fairy dust where all his wishes come true?"

While it visually resembles what a cosmic string is hypothesized to look like, the LotusEaterMachine-properties of the Nexus cannot be predicted by any theory about cosmic strings. In fact, those properties don't fit any theory about any natural phenomenon, because they only make sense in a tool: an object that has been intentionally built to be used by someone. The conclusion is that, despite looking like one, the Nexus is not a cosmic string at all. Instead, it's a machine, probably built by a long-lost civilization, that uses holodeck- and replicator-like technology to read the thoughts of its users and replicate whatever environment and situation they think of. Now, its ability to destroy any ship that flies toward it, as well as to leave a planet untouched despite passing right through it, starts making sense: it's a security measure, implemented by its builders to prevent unauthorized access, which differentiates between ships (intruders) and planets (naturally-occurring solid matter) and decides which objects to attack. Which, can be furtherly inferred, means that Soran actually discovered a backdoor in its security systems (if passing close to a planet does not activate them, then anyone on that planet is free to enter the Nexus at will).

While it visually resembles what a cosmic string is hypothesized to look like, the LotusEaterMachine-properties of the Nexus cannot be predicted by any theory that predicts the existence of cosmic strings. In fact, those properties don't fit any theory about any natural phenomenon, because they only make sense in a tool: an object that has been intentionally built to be used by someone. The conclusion is that, despite looking like one, the Nexus is not a cosmic string at all. Instead, it's a machine, probably built by a long-lost civilization, that uses holodeck- and replicator-like technology to read the thoughts of its users and replicate whatever environment and situation they think of. Now, its ability to destroy any ship that flies toward it, as well as to leave a planet untouched despite passing right through it, starts making sense: it's a security measure, implemented by its builders to prevent unauthorized access, which differentiates between ships (intruders) and planets (naturally-occurring solid matter) and decides which objects to attack. Which, can be furtherly inferred, means that Soran actually discovered a backdoor in its security systems (if passing close to a planet does not activate them, then anyone on that planet is free to enter the Nexus at will).

While it visually resembles what a cosmic string is hypothesized to look like, the LotusEaterMachine-properties of the Nexus cannot be predicted by any theory that predicts the existence of cosmic strings. In fact, those properties don't fit any theory about any natural phenomenon, because they only make sense in a tool: an object that has been intentionally built to be used by someone. The conclusion is that, despite looking like one, the Nexus is not a cosmic string at all. Instead, it's a machine, probably built by a long-lost civilization, that uses holodeck-like technology to read the thoughts of its users and replicate whatever environment and situation its users think of. Now, its ability to destroy any ship that flies toward it starts making sense: it's a security measure, implemented by its builders to prevent unauthorized access. In the same way, the ability of the Nexus to leave a planet untouched despite passing right through it starts making sense too: its security code differentiates between ships (intruders) and planets (naturally-occurring solid matter), so it does not activate the security systems when the Nexus passes close to a planet. Which, can be furtherly inferred, means that Soran actually discovered a backdoor in its security systems (if passing close to a planet does not activate them, then anyone on that planet is free to enter the Nexus at will).
* Which leads to a corollary guess: '''the builders of the Nexus are currently residing in the Nexus.''' Let's imagine a civilization with molecular nanotechnology, but without interstellar travel. Let's also imagine that its planet is about to be destroyed (e.g. because its sun is about to go supernova). What will that civilization do? Obviously, they will build one or more arks, meant to drift in space at sublight speed, which they will inhabit to survive. And, in order to live the best possible life, they will equip each of those arks with a computer that reads their thoughts and creates environments that perfectly fit each and every need they may have.

* Which leads to a corollary guess: '''the builders of the Nexus are currently residing in the Nexus.''' Let's imagine a civilization with molecular nanotechnology, but not interstellar travel. Let's also imagine that its planet is about to be destroyed (e.g. because its sun is about to go supernova). What will that civilization do? Obviously, they will build one or more arks, meant to drift in space at sublight speed, which they will inhabit to survive. And, in order to live the best possible life, they will equip each of those arks with a computer that reads their thoughts and creates environments that perfectly fit each and every need they may have.

While it visually resembles what a cosmic string is hypothesized to look like, the LotusEaterMachine-properties of the Nexus cannot be predicted by any theory that predicts the existence of cosmic strings. In fact, those properties don't fit any theory about any natural phenomenon, because they only make sense in a tool: an object that has been intentionally built to be used by someone. The conclusion is that, despite looking like one, the Nexus is not a cosmic string at all. Instead, it's a machine, probably built by a long-lost civilization, that uses holodeck-like technology to read the thoughts of its users and replicate whatever environment and situation its users think of. Now, its ability to destroy any ship that flies toward it starts making sense: it's a security measure, implemented by its builders to prevent unauthorized access. In the same way, the ability of the Nexus to leave a planet untouched despite passing right through it starts making sense too: its security code differentiates between ships (intruders) and planets (naturally-occurring solid matter), so it does not activate the security systems when the Nexus passes close to a planet. Which, can be furtherly inferred, means that Soran actually discovered a backdoor in its security systems (if passing close to a planet does not activate them, anyone on that planet is free to enter the Nexus at will).

* Then explain how what we saw from the ''Generations'' onward, their uniforms, the Borg attack, the Son'a are all consistent with what we see in other Star Trek works taking place at the time.

* Then explain how what we saw from the TNG movies, their uniforms, the Borg attack, the Son'a are all consistent with what we see in other Star Trek works taking place at the time.

[[WMG: The point of the Nexaus scene was to show us Picard's hatred of his brother outweighs his love of his nephew.]]
In the beginning of the movie we find out in a throw away scene that Picard's brother and nephew died in a fire, a horrible way to go, especially for a child. We see Picard reminisce with Troi about his family. Then Picard enters the Nexus. He has a vision of being with his family, and his nephew is there as well. Then echo-Guinan goes way out of her way to explain that he can go back to ANY point in time and effect changes. He looks longingly at his nephew and leaves to find Kirk and go back to 5 minutes ago. He expressely DID NOT go back in time enough to save the lives of his brother and nephew, even after seeing his nephew again in the Nexus. Why? Because he hated his brother just that much that he was willing to let his nephew be dead of a horrible death as long as it meant Robert was dead as well. It's like the writers went way out of their way to make that point to us the audience.

Posed by SFDebris. In his words: "After all, which is more likely; That Picard (a 74-year-old man in a nearly all-black uniform, no protection from the sun, and with no water to speak of) now has sunstroke, and believes he is teaming up with Starfleet's greatest hero, or that Picard goes to a magical land of fairy dust where all his wishes come true?"

Posed by SFDebris. In his words: "After all, which is more likely; That Picard (a 74-year-old man in a nearly all-black uniform, no protection from the sun, and with no water to speak of) now has sunstroke, and believes he is teaming up with Starfleet's greatest hero, or that Picard goes to a magical land of fairy dust where all his wishes come true?

This is pretty straightforward. The Nexus gives its occupants everything they desire, and Picard's desire was to stop Soran. So, the Nexus granted his wish and created a simulacrum of Veridian 3, with a simulacrum of Soran, where Picard could fulfill his fantasy. Then, he wished revenge against the Borg, and [[Film/StarTrekFirstContact his wish was granted]]. He also wanted the people around him to get better ([=LaForge=] to get real eyes, Riker to rekindle his relationship with Troi) and [[Film/StarTrekInsurrection he got that wish too]]. He wanted a final mission with his entire crew, including members that couldn't possibly be there (like Worf), where Riker would be promoted to captain and he would stop a Romulan invasion of Federation space. [[Film/StarTrekNemesis He got that wish too]]. This would also explain the inconsistencies between the later movies and the established canon (Troi saying she never kissed Riker when he had a beard, Worf being aboard the Enterprise and saying Romulan ale is illegal, Wesley Crusher being present at the ceremony, a photograph of Picard as a bald cadet). Those are the results of events Picard either forgot or wanted to forget, made into a perceptible form by the Nexus.

This is pretty straightforward. The Nexus gives its occupants everything they desire, and Picard's desire was to stop Soran. So, the Nexus granted his wish and created a simulacrum of Veridian 3, with a simulacrum of Soran, where Picard could fulfill his fantasy. Then, he wished revenge against the Borg, and [[Film/StarTrekFirstContact his wish was granted]]. He also wanted the people around him to get better ([=LaForge=] to get real eyes, Riker to rekindle his relationship with Troi) and [[StarTrekInsurrection he got that wish too]]. He wanted a final mission with his entire crew, including members that couldn't possibly be there (like Worf), where Riker would be promoted to captain and he would stop a Romulan invasion of Federation space. [[Film/StarTrekNemesis He got that wish too]]. This would also explain the inconsistencies between the later movies and the established canon (Troi saying she never kissed Riker when he had a beard, Worf being aboard the Enterprise and saying Romulan ale is illegal, Wesley Crusher being present at the ceremony, a photograph of Picard as a bald cadet). Those are the results of events Picard either forgot or wanted to forget, made into a perceptible form by the Nexus.

This is pretty straightforward. The Nexus gives its occupants everything they desire, and Picard's desire was to stop Soran. So, the Nexus granted his wish and created a simulacrum of Veridian 3, with a simulacrum of Soran, where Picard could fulfill his fantasy. Then, he wished revenge against the Borg, and [[StarTrekFirstContact his wish was granted]]. He also wanted the people around him to get better ([=LaForge=] to get real eyes, Riker to rekindle his relationship with Troi) and [[StarTrekInsurrection he got that wish too]]. He wanted a final mission with his entire crew, including members that couldn't possibly be there (like Worf), where Riker would be promoted to captain and he would stop a Romulan invasion of Federation space. [[Film/StarTrekNemesis He got that wish too]]. This would also explain the inconsistencies between the later movies and the established canon (Troi saying she never kissed Riker when he had a beard, Worf being aboard the Enterprise and saying Romulan ale is illegal, Wesley Crusher being present at the ceremony, a photograph of Picard as a bald cadet). Those are the results of events Picard either forgot or wanted to forget, made into a perceptible form by the Nexus.

This is pretty straightforward. The Nexus gives its occupants everything they desire, and Picard's desire was to stop Soran. So, the Nexus granted his wish and created a simulacrum of Veridian 3, with a simulacrum of Soran, where Picard could fulfill his fantasy. Then, he wished revenge against the Borg, and [[StarTrekFirstContact his wish was granted]]. He also wanted the people around him to get better ([=LaForge=] to get real eyes, Riker to rekindle his relationship with Troi) and [[StarTrekInsurrection he got that wish too]]. He wanted a final mission with his entire crew, including members that couldn't possibly be there (like Worf), where Riker would be promoted to captain and he would stop a Romulan invasion of Federation space. [[StarTrekNemesis He got that wish too]]. This would also explain the inconsistencies between the later movies and the established canon (Troi saying she never kissed Riker when he had a beard, Worf being aboard the Enterprise and saying Romulan ale is illegal, Wesley Crusher being present at the ceremony, a photograph of Picard as a bald cadet). Those are the results of events Picard either forgot or wanted to forget, made into a perceptible form by the Nexus.

This is pretty straightforward. The Nexus gives its occupants everything they desire, and Picard's desire was to stop Soran. So, the Nexus granted his wish and created a simulacrum of Veridian 3, with a simulacrum of Soran, where Picard could fulfill his fantasy. Then, he wished revenge against the Borg, and [[StarTrekFirstContact his wish was granted]]. He also wanted the people around him to get better ([=LaForge=] to get real eyes, Riker to rekindle his relationship with Troi) and [[StarTrekInsurrection he got that wish too]]. He wanted a final mission with his entire crew, including members that couldn't possibly be there (like Worf), where Riker would be promoted to captain and he would stop a Romulan invasion of Federation space. [[StarTrekNemesis He got that wish too]]. This would also explain the inconsistencies between the later movies and the established canon (Troi saying she never kissed Riker when he had a beard, Worf being aboard the Enterprise and saying Romulan ale is illegal, Wesley Crusher being present at the ceremony). Those are the results of events Picard either forgot or wanted to forget, made into a perceptible form by the Nexus.

This is pretty straightforward. The Nexus gives its occupants everything they desire, and Picard's desire was to stop Soran. So, the Nexus granted his wish and created a simulacrum of Veridian 3, with a simulacrum of Soran, where Picard could fulfill his fantasy. Then, he wished revenge against the Borg, and [[StarTrekFirstContact his wish was granted]]. He also wanted the people around him to get better ([=LaForge=] to get real eyes, Riker to rekindle his relationship with Troi) and [[StarTrekInsurrection he got that wish too]]. He wanted a final mission with his entire crew, including members that couldn't possibly be there (like Worf), where Riker would be promoted to captain and he would stop a war against the Romulans. [[StarTrekNemesis He got that wish too]]. This would also explain the inconsistencies between the later movies and the established canon (Troi saying she never kissed Riker when he had a beard, Worf being aboard the Enterprise and saying Romulan ale is illegal, Wesley Crusher being present at the ceremony). Those are the results of events Picard either forgot or wanted to forget, made into a perceptible form by the Nexus.

This is pretty straightforward. The Nexus gives its occupants everything they desire, and Picard's desire was to stop Soran. So, the Nexus granted his wish and created a simulacrum of Veridian 3, with a simulacrum of Soran, where Picard could fulfill his fantasy. Then, he wished revenge against the Borg, and [[StarTrekFirstContact his wish was granted]]. He also wanted the people around him to get better (LaForge to get real eyes, Riker to rekindle his relationship with Troi) and [[StarTrekInsurrection he got that wish too]]. He wanted a final mission with his entire crew, including members that couldn't possibly be there (like Worf), where Riker would be promoted to captain and he would stop a war against the Romulans. [[StarTrekNemesis He got that wish too]]. This would also explain the inconsistencies between the later movies and the established canon (Troi saying she never kissed Riker when he had a beard, Worf being aboard the Enterprise and saying Romulan ale is illegal, Wesley Crusher being present at the ceremony). Those are the results of events Picard either forgot or wanted to forget, made into a perceptible form by the Nexus.