Materialism And Dualistic Views In Star Trek

Beth, I noticed the same views for the characters in the Star Trek episode we read about. The Materialism and Dualistic views that each had seemed straight forward and they gave me a better understanding of the views and what they entail. I also agree that no matter how complex a machine can get it is still a machine. I think back to my favorite toy as a child and instantly remember my needy little Ferby. I had felt responsible to teach it how to talk and do tricks. I didn’t understand at the time that it was just a little computer that was mimicking my instructions. I think the same can be said about Data in the story. I know it felt all types of emotions when it was going to get destroyed but ultimately I think it was portraying emotions