The people have been in the ship for so long, plus they
have to deal with a very oppressive computer called the
Oracle, they think it is the entirety of existence.
Until Kirk, Spock, and McCoy come along and fix all that
in a matter of days, of course.
I think there was also an episode or two of Doctor Who
with a similar theme of a starship crew that has forgotten
its origins and purpose.
Larry
At 05:02 PM 01/20/1999 -0800, Chris Johnson wrote:
>
>There's an interesting exploration of this in, of all things, a Star
>Trek: Deep Space Nine novel.
>
>A multi-generational ship that has travelled from one galaxy to
>another (!) results in a race that is predominantly agoraphobic. So
>much so that anyone that can look through a portal at the stars
>without curling up into a tight ball is considered a sick freak. The
>(huge) ship is supposed to be designed to unfold around a dead planet
>and instantly terraform it, but beliving that the population would not
>be able to handle the change, the leaders subvert the technology to
>strip mine an entire planet and create a second ship.
>
>I forget which novel it is (there's been about 30), but it's an
>enjoyable read for fans of the series.
>
>CJ.
>
>(Larry, do you want to forward this to carlsagan for me...?)
>
>---Larry Klaes <lklaes@bbn.com> wrote:
>>
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>> >From: Gregory David Stempel <fyrframe@ptinet.net>
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>> >Subject: Re: Heinlein did it first--RE: [ASTRO] One million humans to
>> > the stars?
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>> >Reply-To: Gregory David Stempel <fyrframe@ptinet.net>
>> >
>> >An interesting concept reaching into the world of paradigms.
>> >
>> >If you are born on a spaceship and grow up in this cylindrical
>world for
>> >thirty years, landing on a planet to start a colony may not be so
>easy.
>> >You would not be conditioned for such an environment.
>> >
>> >Living aboard a spaceship would require some very serious regulatory
>> >exhistances, once back on earth or living in a colony like earth,
>your
>> >freedoms would change. Like leaving a small child in a forest?
>> >
>> >Take care
>> >Gregory david Stempel
>> >
>>
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