Didn Picard lie to Moriarty (in “Elementary, Dear Data” [TNG])?
According to various reliable sources, that was Gene Roddenberry’s intention. If the paper could have left, Moriarty should have been able to, goes the logic. Fortunately, this scene was cut, and as always, canon is what we see on the screen, big or small. This means the whole argument against replicating people holds – that the computer cannot store that much information. ….
