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1.) Mike Wong is wrong in that he completely misrepresents what others say. He is, in essence, setting up a strawman he can knock down. No source has EVER claimed that the replicators \'create things out of energy\'. Rather, all sources, including the Star Trek Encyclopedia and the TNG and DS9 Technical Manuals describe the function of a replicator as \'\'rearranging the molecular makeup of an object\'\'. It works on the same principle as the transporters, breaking down matter and reassembling it, only the replicator reassembles it in a different form. Again, essentially the same thing Mike Wong says they do. However, Wong is misrepresenting the argument his \'opponent\' makes in order to score a \'win.\' And Quark stated that gold was valuable \'\'to humans in the 1940\'s\'\' which it still was. In the 24th century, however, gold has been consistently described as having little-to-no value. This was even the case as far back as the Original Trek episode \'Catspaw\' wherein it was mentioned that gold\'s only uses were as for decorative and functional purposes, and it held no value otherwise. The combadges of Starfleet officers are made partially of gold as a result of it\'s abundance. Not a very valuable metal if it\'s regularly used as a part of the uniform of every Starfleet official.
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1.) Mike Wong is wrong in that he completely misrepresents what others say. He is, in essence, setting up a strawman he can knock down. No source has EVER claimed that the replicators \\\'create things out of energy\\\'. Rather, all sources, including the Star Trek Encyclopedia and the TNG and DS9 Technical Manuals describe the function of a replicator as \\\'\\\'rearranging the molecular makeup of an object\\\'\\\'. It works on the same principle as the transporters, breaking down matter and reassembling it, only the replicator reassembles it in a different form. Again, essentially the same thing Mike Wong says they do. However, Wong is misrepresenting the argument his \\\'opponent\\\' makes in order to score a \\\'win.\\\' And Quark stated that gold was valuable \\\'\\\'to humans in the 1940\\\'s\\\'\\\' which it still was. In the 24th century, however, gold has been consistently described as having little-to-no value. This was even the case as far back as the Original Trek episode \\\'Catspaw\\\' wherein it was mentioned that gold\\\'s only uses were as for decorative and functional purposes, and it held no value otherwise. The combadges of Starfleet officers are made partially of gold as a result of it\\\'s abundance. Not a very valuable metal if it\\\'s regularly used as a part of the uniform of every Starfleet official. The reason some things, such as latinum, cannot be replicated is due to the molecular and chemical makeup of those items, which the replicator cannot duplicate.
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2) Again, Kassidy was not a Pirate. From the very first episode she appeared, she was described and portrayed as the captain of a freighter ship who worked first for another alien government, then for the Bajorans, and finally for the Federation during the Dominion war. She hauled freight. Breaking the law as such does not make you a pirate. At best, she could be considered a smuggler, even though she only smuggled food and medical supplies, no weapons. The terms of the treaty that established the DMZ between the Federation and the Cardassians was that neither size could militarize the zone, i.e by establishing a regular military presence within it. However, it was also within the scope of the authorities of both governments to send ships into the military for the purposes of searching out rebels who were violating the treaty. The same thing happens on Earth. Both the North Koreans and the South Koreans monitor the DMZ between their nations and intercept any incursion into the zone from either side.
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2) Again, Kassidy was not a Pirate. From the very first episode she appeared, she was described and portrayed as the captain of a freighter ship who worked first for another alien government, then for the Bajorans, and finally for the Federation during the Dominion war. She hauled freight. Breaking the law as such does not make you a pirate. At best, she could be considered a smuggler, even though she only smuggled food and medical supplies, no weapons. The terms of the treaty that established the DMZ between the Federation and the Cardassians was that neither size could militarize the zone, i.e by establishing a regular military presence within it. However, it was also within the scope of the authorities of both governments to send ships into the zone for the purposes of searching out rebels who were violating the treaty. The same thing happens on Earth. Both the North Koreans and the South Koreans monitor the DMZ between their nations and intercept any incursion into the zone from either side.
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3.) Mike Wong IS the definition of FanDumb. He can best be described as \'StarWars is pure gold, infallible, and everything StarTrek is shit. And no reasonable person will disagree with me, and anyone who does is an idiot.\' That, right there, perfectly fits the definition of FanDumb.
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3.) Again, Mike Wong IS the definition of FanDumb. He can best be described as \\\'StarWars is pure gold, infallible, and everything StarTrek is shit. And no reasonable person will disagree with me, and anyone who does is an idiot.\\\' That, right there, perfectly fits the definition of FanDumb.
