From: tsbrueni@dcn.davis.ca.us   
      
   On Thursday, December 9, 1993 at 6:00:01 AM UTC-8, Thomas Newton Bagwell wrote:   
   > Just because he apparently has an aging program doesn't mean he'll die.  I   
   > assumed he would age until he decided otherwise, whereupon he could reset   
   > the program to wherever he desired.  He would then either continue aging   
   > from that point, or possibly decide to remain at a certain age.  It's   
   > simply a way to get along with humans, and fit in better.  If he ever   
   > decided to try a totally different appearance, he could do that too. (In   
   > case Spiner decided not to play the role in a given movie, for instance.)   
      
   I assume that he didn't have an aging program at the start of TNG, but at some   
   point, decided to install an aging program.   
      
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