McCoy: "Dear Lord, do you think we're intelligent enough to... Suppose,
what if
this thing were used where life already exists?"
Spock: "It would destroy such life, in favor of its new matrix."
McCoy: "'Its new matrix'? Do you have any idea what you're saying?"
Spock: "I was not attempting to evaluate its moral implications, Doctor. As a
matter of cosmic history, it has always been easier to destroy than to
create."
McCoy: "Not anymore. Now we can do both at the same time. According to myth,
the Earth was created in six days. Now watch out! Here comes Genesis! We'll
do it for you in six minutes!"
-- "STII:TWOK", Stardate 8130.4
what if
this thing were used where life already exists?"
Spock: "It would destroy such life, in favor of its new matrix."
McCoy: "'Its new matrix'? Do you have any idea what you're saying?"
Spock: "I was not attempting to evaluate its moral implications, Doctor. As a
matter of cosmic history, it has always been easier to destroy than to
create."
McCoy: "Not anymore. Now we can do both at the same time. According to myth,
the Earth was created in six days. Now watch out! Here comes Genesis! We'll
do it for you in six minutes!"
-- "STII:TWOK", Stardate 8130.4
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