It’s not “any ship.” This is a Starfleet galaxy-class flagship we’re talking about. You never truly learn whether or not
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Moriarty is truly sentient. But if Data was created, it can feasibly happen again in the same universe.
In the later episode, the computer simulates
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the ship, staff, and another holodeck. So while they think they’re interacting with the rest of the crew to solve the mystery, they are really just in the holodeck.
It’s not “any ship.” This is a Starfleet galaxy-class flagship we’re talking about. You never truly learn whether or not
Tap for spoiler
Moriarty is truly sentient. But if Data was created, it can feasibly happen again in the same universe.
In the later episode, the computer simulates
Tap for spoiler
the ship, staff, and another holodeck. So while they think they’re interacting with the rest of the crew to solve the mystery, they are really just in the holodeck.