Theunicornhunter 2 Posted October 22, 2003 I thought about this while watching exile. Anyway, I started thinking about what matters. Would a nice car, new clothes etc matter if there was no one to see it? How about the pursuit of knowledge - The only person I can imagine that could be happy alone is someone caught up in the pursuit of a discovery or learning - what are your thoughts? BTW, I still don't understand why the alien couldn't leave the planet he was on. I know he was exiled from his home world but why not go elsewhere. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Goose 0 Posted October 22, 2003 Stardate:213805.8 I gonna go with living 50 years.I couldnt stand living a long time in isolation.That would probably drive me insane and i would probably end up killing myself.Living 500 years with some friends and family i might be able to work with. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fredbroca 0 Posted October 22, 2003 I voted for 50 years but if I had not found my wife I think I could have done the 500 as I am alone for most of the time now as I work by myself and because I work 3rd and my wife works 1st I only get to see her only a few hours a day and one night a week so I am getting used to it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Bolivar 0 Posted October 22, 2003 Hmm, I didn't know what to vote for... I like family and friends, but 50 years seems so short. So I didn't vote. As for the alien on that planent... he was stranded there by his race. He has no physical means to leave the planet. I don't see why he couldn't force an alien vessel to pick him up and give him a lift tho? Maybe he likes to live there, but only when he was a partner. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
therabidirishman 0 Posted October 22, 2003 That's what I didn't understand about Tarquin.I mean,just ask Archer for a lift to...well,anywhere!I'm sure he would have accomodated Tarquin. But,I guess that would have messed up the rest of the show. :blink: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites