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I learned the hard way. I was accused of a crime I didn't commit, and asked to take a Poly multiple times, each of which I was told I failed. Young and scared, I turned down there "deals" time and time again. Eventually I resigned myself to whatever fate the failed system would inflict upon me, and told my tester that his job was done, and he had a right to his opinion, but I would not confess to a crime I did not commit, it would be a lie. I've never seen a man fight so hard to remain composed.
so a great paying government job you would just downright decline just because someone hooks some wires up to you? hmm.. if you're calm and have nothing to hide, you have nothing to worry about.
Good point, but... as 'Anti-Polygraph' doesn't seem to understand... Adama walking away from the test has far less to do with the test, and more to do with the questions in it. He's a Tauron, and Taurons were widely associated with criminal behavior. The tester was essentially saying "I won't take you at your word, and will require outside evidence to prove you won't break the law."
I didn't know that! Thanks! In today's USA, you can say the equivalent happens to African Americans. Obviously I'm using a common example, but valid nonetheless.
I mean, they KNEW Adama's background-whether or not it was because of discrimination, they preferred to rely on a machine to do the judgment for them. This is not only unjust to Adama on the level of integrity, but unjust in that a machine cannot think intuitively to come to a proper conclusion. This among other flaws of polygraphs.
It was not about hiding anything, then Cmdr. Bill Adama was a respected, valiant, and decorated veteran of the Cylon Wars, responsible for the lives of thousands being questioned on a machine of all things about his integrity. His integrity is the reason he stayed on BSG and survived leading humanity to Earth. It speaks to the value of integrity, & self-worth. It is something no simple machine can measure- Even the Cylons figured this out towards the end. We rely on machines too much.
That is kind of the point of this whole show really, adama wouldn;t allow a networked computer system aboard the galactica, he say's it all in the pilot. The ingenious thing about this is, if we were to be able to make machines like the cylon's, we would use them as slaves aswell, just like humans will use other humans as slaves. Progression comes with a price, and if we are not careful, the show bsg could be a look into our own future.
Really? Hmm, what I got out of it was that as Adama was launching out from Galactica for the last time, he thought back and realized that the decision he made to remain in the Colonial Navy may have helped to insure the survival of the entire human race. What would have had happened if Adama had taken the job offer knowing that he would bare no consequences of a result of his answer.
surely they didn't know cylons could imitate humans then
welshblad1 1 month ago
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Changbangers 11 months ago
i wonder if the younger adama did steal money from cash draw, he did hang out with the ha'latha mafia when he was little.
Beerbottles123 1 year ago
@Beerbottles123 Actually he didn't. That was his brother, who died before he was born.
SternMann93 6 months ago
@SternMann93 I knew that
... from the last episode
Beerbottles123 6 months ago
I learned the hard way. I was accused of a crime I didn't commit, and asked to take a Poly multiple times, each of which I was told I failed. Young and scared, I turned down there "deals" time and time again. Eventually I resigned myself to whatever fate the failed system would inflict upon me, and told my tester that his job was done, and he had a right to his opinion, but I would not confess to a crime I did not commit, it would be a lie. I've never seen a man fight so hard to remain composed.
DEFkon001 1 year ago
so a great paying government job you would just downright decline just because someone hooks some wires up to you? hmm.. if you're calm and have nothing to hide, you have nothing to worry about.
davenorr84 2 years ago
Good point, but... as 'Anti-Polygraph' doesn't seem to understand... Adama walking away from the test has far less to do with the test, and more to do with the questions in it. He's a Tauron, and Taurons were widely associated with criminal behavior. The tester was essentially saying "I won't take you at your word, and will require outside evidence to prove you won't break the law."
SwobyJ 2 years ago 2
I didn't know that! Thanks! In today's USA, you can say the equivalent happens to African Americans. Obviously I'm using a common example, but valid nonetheless.
I mean, they KNEW Adama's background-whether or not it was because of discrimination, they preferred to rely on a machine to do the judgment for them. This is not only unjust to Adama on the level of integrity, but unjust in that a machine cannot think intuitively to come to a proper conclusion. This among other flaws of polygraphs.
magog1138 2 years ago
@SwobyJ
No biggie, but actually Bill was actually native-born Caprican with a Tauron background, it was his father who was actually a native-born Tauron.
Coraxuss 1 year ago
@Coraxuss Well I know that now from Caprica lol, but my point stands.
SwobyJ 1 year ago
It was not about hiding anything, then Cmdr. Bill Adama was a respected, valiant, and decorated veteran of the Cylon Wars, responsible for the lives of thousands being questioned on a machine of all things about his integrity. His integrity is the reason he stayed on BSG and survived leading humanity to Earth. It speaks to the value of integrity, & self-worth. It is something no simple machine can measure- Even the Cylons figured this out towards the end. We rely on machines too much.
magog1138 2 years ago
That is kind of the point of this whole show really, adama wouldn;t allow a networked computer system aboard the galactica, he say's it all in the pilot. The ingenious thing about this is, if we were to be able to make machines like the cylon's, we would use them as slaves aswell, just like humans will use other humans as slaves. Progression comes with a price, and if we are not careful, the show bsg could be a look into our own future.
Replicatorz 1 year ago
@Replicatorz
Really? Hmm, what I got out of it was that as Adama was launching out from Galactica for the last time, he thought back and realized that the decision he made to remain in the Colonial Navy may have helped to insure the survival of the entire human race. What would have had happened if Adama had taken the job offer knowing that he would bare no consequences of a result of his answer.
KuDastardly 1 year ago
Adama is the man.
dragonofblood 1 year ago 2
SO SAY WE ALL
Bowdarenko 2 years ago
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blahblah1103 2 years ago
You do the right thing! Thanks for your effort.
32ghzt54 2 years ago