Even though Maddox and Picard offer substantial ideas to argue their point of views of Data’s sustainability in the human race, they both missed the mark. First of all, Maddox approach to treat non-humans as though they only existed to service the needs of human is not in line with the premise that man was place on the earth in a protective role; therefore, if (hypothetically) artificial intelligence were to appear, then disassembling would be decadent. Secondly, although with good intentions, Picard failed to recognize that humans have both physical and mental properties; thereby, Data’s framework does not include his desires, interests, and inclinations. With that being said, the advocate and the adversary failed to identify the true meaning
