What I’ve never understood is why it had to be one or the other (or why they had an issue with this particular murder); they have, and regularly use, a device that makes copies of people and things, and murders or destroys the original (it’s been proven that the murder part is completely unnecessary, so they probably only do it to avoid paperwork and overpopulation).
Why couldn’t they just not murder the original Tuvix when they made the copies of Tuvok and Neelix? It makes no sense.
Same with that episode where some guy wants to murder Data to learn how to make androids; why couldn’t they just make a copy of the thing and murder that one, and keep their “original” one?
Hell, why learn to make androids at all? Just make more copies of Data without murdering the original! The whole Starfleet could be crewed exclusively with Datas and Tuvixes, if they wanted!
What I’ve never understood is why it had to be one or the other (or why they had an issue with this particular murder); they have, and regularly use, a device that makes copies of people and things, and murders or destroys the original (it’s been proven that the murder part is completely unnecessary, so they probably only do it to avoid paperwork and overpopulation).
Why couldn’t they just not murder the original Tuvix when they made the copies of Tuvok and Neelix? It makes no sense.
Same with that episode where some guy wants to murder Data to learn how to make androids; why couldn’t they just make a copy of the thing and murder that one, and keep their “original” one?
Hell, why learn to make androids at all? Just make more copies of Data without murdering the original! The whole Starfleet could be crewed exclusively with Datas and Tuvixes, if they wanted!
Look at you, thinking with logic on a show where the science is just a plot device for exploring the human condition via aliens.