Obama is like Spock

Highbury · 05-20-09, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Spike88

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Originally Posted by Xando

You'll notice that Spock wasn't the captain... Kirk was.
And there's a very good reason for this. Spock's adherence to logic was a flaw, not a virtue. He was unable to accept the uncertainties of the universe and adapt to it - you'll notice that when he is put in charge of something (such as the Romulan Peace Treaty), he inevitably screwed it up because of this limitation.
Kirk may not have been 'coldly logical', but he was an effective leader precisely because he understood the limitations of logic. While a rational person, he was also able to operate based on his experience and intuition to actually solve problems.

Actually very wrong if you watch the movie.

Spock WAS that Captain before Kirk. He gave up the seat because he let EMOTIONS get in the way, not logic.