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Alien(asData):“I’veaquestion,sir”.
Jean-LucPicard:“Yes,Data,whatisit?”
Alien(asData):“Whatisdeath?”
Jean-LucPicard:“Oh,isthatall?Data,you’reaskingprobablythe
mostdifficultofallquestions.Someseeitasachangingintoan
indestructibleform,foreverunchanging.Theybelievethatthepur-
poseoftheentireuniverseistomaintainthatforminanEarth-
likegardenwhichwillgivedelightandpleasurethroughalleter-
nity.Ontheotherhand,therearethosewhoholdtotheideaofour
blinkingintonothingnesswithallofourexperiencesandhopes
anddreams,merelyadelusion”.
Alien(asData):“Whichdoyoubelieve,sir?”
Jean-LucPicard:“Consideringthemarvelouscomplexityoftheuni-
verse,itsclockworkperfection,itsbalancesofthisagainstthat...
matter,energy,gravitation,time,dimension,Ibelievethatourex-
istencemustbemorethaneitherofthesephilosophies.Thatwhat
wearegoesbeyondEuclideanorother‘practical’measuringsys-
tems...andthatourexistenceispartofarealitybeyondwhatwe
understandnowasreality”.
(FromStarTrek:TheNextGeneration,Episode2:WhereSilenceHasLease)