The prime directive is probably the worst idea conjured up by the creator of star trek.
The problem was that it seemed to exist mainly to show how stupid it was if applied literally in all situations. I can recall one episode off the top of my head from
The Next Generation where it was followed and it made sense to follow it.
Ridicule is the only weapon which can be used against unintelligible propositions. -- Thomas Jefferson
We see monsters where science shows us windmills. -- Phat
It has always struck me as odd that fundies devote so much time and effort into trying to find a naturalistic explanation for their mythical flood, while looking for magical explanations for things that actually happened. -- Dr. Adequate
...creationists have a great way to detect fraud and it doesn't take 8 or 40 years or even a scientific degree to spot the fraud--'if it disagrees with the bible then it is wrong'.... -- archaeologist
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