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[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (3 children)

But there's Q, the traveller, Wesley, that old guy who wiped out an entire species with a thought... Pretty magical stuff there...

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Any sufficiently advanced technology would appear as magic to the primitive. This is a theme repeated frequently in the show. ๏ฟผ

The life forms you mentioned are simply more advanced than humanity can comprehend, they are not magical. ๏ฟผ

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

The Q are pretty fucking magical, to be honest. DeLancie's Q even suggests that all of their powers come from the mind, not from technology.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Wow, I had completely forgotten about the Wesley Traveler thing.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You may be more familiar with it than me.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Well then, I'd say this is a good excuse to familiarize yourself with it and tell me for sure.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'll leave it to your best judgement.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

My best judgment is that you should go and binge watch DS9 because that show is amazing.