Star Trek Q should be 2-A

[ZacharyGrossman273]

COLONEL Q: I'm afraid the time for diplomacy has passed, madam. If we don't end this war quickly, the damage to subspace will be irreversible.


War between Q damaged subspace


Subspace is multiversal+ in size


Subspace, occasionally spelled sub-space, is an integral part of the space-time continuum, distinct, yet coexistent with normal space. Subspace and normal space confluence together. However, in some regions an interfold layer forms between the two realms. (VOY: "Real Life") Subspace has an infinite number of domains. Geordi La Forge compared it with "... a huge honeycomb with an infinite number of cells." (TNG: "Schisms")

 

[The_Everlasting]

Damaging it doesn't automatically equate to 2-A, which would imply destroying it all.

 

[ZacharyGrossman273]

What's any fraction of infinity?

Infinity.

 

[Gargoyle_1]

^Wrong

 

[ZacharyGrossman273]

Oh, so half of infinity is 12?

 

[Gargoyle_1]

Wrong, there are multiple degrees of infinity, half means a lower degree.

 

[Kaltias]

I don't know anything about the context, but Inti is right about the fact that destroying an infinite multiverse is always 2-A provided that you needed only a finite time to do it

 

[Kaltias]

Wrong, there are multiple degrees of infinity, half means a lower degree.

Being a lower degree of infite 4D power =/= not being 2-A

 

[LephyrTheRevanchist]

Hmm, based on what it's said, I'm inclined to support it, but could you provide the episode number (and season, of course) or a scan where it shows he truly said that? Just to be 100% sure.

 

[ZacharyGrossman273]

http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Schisms_%28episode%29

 

[LordXcano]

What are these "domains"? How big are they? Why does the example of "half of infinity is infinity" apply when he doesn't say he'd destroy half of subspace, just damage part of it?

The universe is infinite, but breaking part of it (some dirt) doesn't make me 2-C.

 

[Antvasima]

I agree with LordXcano.

 

[PaChi2]

What logic is this?

The subspace is infinite, yes. destroying it is 2-A. Destroying a part of it isnt 2-A, is 2-B. Because each part of the subspace isnt infinite itself (at least in what you explained). Destroying a finite amount of infinite something isnt infinite, what its infinite is what remains.

 

[Antvasima]

Agreed.

 

[Gargoyle_1]

Bump