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   From: kweeg@nospam.shaw.ca   
      
   "Tim Bruening"  wrote in message   
   news:4A178950.8556831C@pop.dcn.davis.ca.us...   
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   >> >> > On May 22, 2:21 pm, Kevin Reilly > >> @denali.org.uk> wrote:   
   >> >> >> Spoilers for Star Trek: The Reboot.   
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   >> >> >> There are a lot of discussions in these groups   
   >> >> regarding methods by   
   >> >> >> which   
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   >> >> >> But going back and preventing the destruction of   
   >> >> the USS Kelvin as   
   >> >> >> has been often discussed here? Kind of   
   >> pointless,   
   >> >> and ethically very   
   >> >> >> questionable. Some have suggested Spock Prime,   
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   >> >> his future   
   >> >> >> knowledge and scientific background, might be   
   >> the   
   >> >> one to undertake   
   >> >> >> such an endeavour. But while Spock may be   
   >> logical   
   >> >> he's also a   
   >> >> >> creature of morality and I just can't imagine   
   >> he'd   
   >> >> be prepared to   
   >> >> >> entertain it.   
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   >> >> > I bet that Kirk would be prepared to entertain   
   >> the   
   >> >> idea of saving the   
   >> >> > Kelvin and therefore his father!  A future movie   
   >> >> might feature an   
   >> >> > attempt by him to do just that, once he learns   
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   >> >> the "warp around   
   >> >> > a star" maneuver.   
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   >> >> But Kirk isn't Spock, The needs of the many   
   >> outweigh   
   >> >> the needs of the   
   >> >> one or the few. Besides Kirk never knew his father   
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   >> >> this time line so   
   >> >> why would Kirk risk the lives of his crew to save   
   >> the   
   >> >> life of a man he   
   >> >> never knew.   
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   >> > Star Trek III: Kirk seriously violated Star Fleet   
   >> regulations, risked   
   >> > his life, and lost the Enterprise in his quest to   
   >> restore Spock.  I   
   >> > figure there's a good chance he would go to extremes   
   >> to restore his   
   >> > father, not to mention Spock's Mom and Vulcan!   
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   >> Again, that was the Kirk of the prime time line He had   
   >> along time   
   >> relationship with Prime Spock.  The Alt time line Kirk   
   >> never knew his   
   >> father so he has no real reason to try to change   
   >> anything.   
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   > Kirk didn't get along with his stepdad, even going to the extreme of   
   > wrecking his stepdad's vintage car!   
      
   Actually that was George Kirk's car   
   http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/James_T._Kirk_(alternate_reality)#Early_life   
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