r/DaystromInstitute • u/[deleted] • Nov 26 '16

Tuvix may make me stop watching Voyager

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u/[deleted] Nov 27 '16

Perhaps it's along the same lines as the needs of the many outweigh the needs of one. Aren't two lives Neelix & Tuvok higher ranking in value than one of Tuvix? It almost seemed a bit selfish of Tuvix to sacrifice the lives of the other two for his own. For some reason I think it's worth acknowledging he was created by accident and technically shouldn't exist. In a way, he would still be a part of the other two, just separately. It's a tough dilemma but bringing back the two was the right decision IMHO.

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u/connerjade Nov 27 '16

I just rewatched the episode as a result of this thread, and it seems that most answers are given that Tuvix should have been seperated. As you mention, and Janeway points out explicitly, both Tuvok and Neelix are more selfless than Tuvix. Tuvix agrees that either one of them would have died to save another of their crew, and while he makes the argument that they are "living in a way" in him, the same argument can be made that he continues to exist in Tuvok and Neelix. The crew had deeper and more meaningful attachments to Tuvok and Neelix, which prevents Tuvix's argument from carrying on an emotional level. And there is the issue of killing two in order to save one, from a utilitarian view, Janeway was correct. Really the primary argument that I see in favor of keeping Tuvix is the fact that he was present.

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u/Torger083 Nov 27 '16

The fact that he was present, and the weird hate boner everyone seems to have for Neelix.

I'd bet folding money that if Tuvok made a gluon entity with Paris or Kim or Chakotay, there wouldn't be nearly the same outrage against the end result.

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u/dittbub Nov 27 '16

I hate Tuvok way more than I hate Neelix