Gimme That Star Trek Ep.4: The Philosophy of Star Trek

Secular humanism, scientific curiosity, the Prime Directive, and IDIC - Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations - this is the philosophy of Star Trek that became so important to what many Trekkies became as people. Among them, Fire & Water's Siskoid and Pulp2Pixels' Dr. G Man of Nerdology. Let's listen in...

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Credits:
"Star Trek Theme" by Alexander Courage, with the Irredeemable Shagg on vocals. End theme: "Deep Space Nine Theme" by Dennis McCarthy.

Bonus clips from: Star Trek's "Return to Tomorrow" starring William Shatner; and "Is There in Truth No Beauty?" starring Diana Muldaur and Leonard Nimoy; as well as Star Trek The Next Generation's "Pen Pals" starring Patrick Stewart, Diana Muldaur, Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Marina Sirtis and Brent Spiner; and "The Measure of a Man" starring Patrick Stewart and Brian Brophy.

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