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- From: petitc@nuge111.its.rpi.edu (Christopher Jon Petit)
- Subject: Re: Holodecks
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- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 17:09:56 GMT
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- mcelroy@bu.edu (Carl Mackin) writes:
-
- >I would tend to doubt that the holodeck would allow a woman to get pregnant
- >by a person produced by the holodeck because of the holodeck safeguards
- >would not allow this. This will also answer the other question as to how
- >one could get hurt. This can occur because of the malfuctioning of the
- >safeguards. The matter is is not just a hologram, but uses the technology
- >of the transporter and sheilds to make the matter "real".
-
- But wouldn't a woman who wanted to get pregnant override that particular
- safeguard? However, I don't think she could get pregnant for one simple
- reason:
-
- A viable sperm would need to be constructed with almost quantum-level
- resolution to be alive and have the DNA sequences work properly enough for
- conception. And since it's impossible to replicate quantum level info, the
- mother wouldn't be getting viable sperm.
-
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