Another prime example among many other particular episodes where writers once again denote StarFleet "Principals" in usual confusion and immense frustration to the viewer!
So tired of the Star Fleet/Janeway making decisions off rationalizations. It's like find the most illogical idea and do that one.
The irrationality is nicely demonstrated here. Kim cites Starfleet protocol. Doctor cites is morality (anyone else want to add some philosophical construct that will make real consequences for the crew based on more abstraction, which can't ever be argued with?) Then the scientific fact of an explosion is noted, Ah, but any medical procedure has risk is countered with (What?) But of course the illogical nebulus comment is what drives the reality of the crew to keep explosive on board (What?) Then planets are at war. Janeway says won't help one against the other because... "we can't interfere with the affairs of planets (What was that contradiction?) If won't interfere with plants that have their own dispute... then you're actually interfering with the planets by not letting them dispute...?
Of course it does! Base real decisions on conjecture and irrational sayings and sentiments... it's the Starfleet way on Voyager!
Just off the wall thinking and it's like the crew says, "Ah, darn. Guess we got to do that silly thinking and base reality and harm on that!. Doesn't make sense from some general conjecture speculating thing. So... let's pick that one to base fact on!" Set a course....
Half the series has this conflict. Just another inconsistently irrational situation, or a benefit in being obtuse. You can't argue with an abstraction, conveniently so.
So tired of the Star Fleet/Janeway making decisions off rationalizations. It's like find the most illogical idea and do that one.
The irrationality is nicely demonstrated here. Kim cites Starfleet protocol. Doctor cites is morality (anyone else want to add some philosophical construct that will make real consequences for the crew based on more abstraction, which can't ever be argued with?) Then the scientific fact of an explosion is noted, Ah, but any medical procedure has risk is countered with (What?) But of course the illogical nebulus comment is what drives the reality of the crew to keep explosive on board (What?) Then planets are at war. Janeway says won't help one against the other because... "we can't interfere with the affairs of planets (What was that contradiction?) If won't interfere with plants that have their own dispute... then you're actually interfering with the planets by not letting them dispute...?
Of course it does! Base real decisions on conjecture and irrational sayings and sentiments... it's the Starfleet way on Voyager!
Just off the wall thinking and it's like the crew says, "Ah, darn. Guess we got to do that silly thinking and base reality and harm on that!. Doesn't make sense from some general conjecture speculating thing. So... let's pick that one to base fact on!" Set a course....
Half the series has this conflict. Just another inconsistently irrational situation, or a benefit in being obtuse. You can't argue with an abstraction, conveniently so.