I apologize for assuming that you missed the part about Sisko being complicit. I thought that your conclusion would have been different had you taken that into account. I shouldn't have assumed that. Maybe this series isn't your cup of tea? Since I like moral quandries, the writing seems fine to me. In fact, for me, it's better than most since most series don't even try to contain any moral ambiguity. I do think the whole crew would be willing to take that risk. I base that on other episodes where the whole crew go on a mission, risking everyone's lives for one person's project or experiment or even their mistake. I pondered whether that was realistic or not while I was watching it. I think there are a couple factors that make it more believable, after thinking about it. This group of people are self-selected to be interested in exploration. They're willing to risk their lives for what they find. Banding together to protect everyone equally is also a survival technique. They're more powerful as a group than individually. If that means defending a bone-headed mistake of one crew member, it's still the guiding principle. Also, while life is still fragile, medical technology is so advanced that dying is less likely. That makes risk-taking slightly less risky. An episode from TNG had me thinking about the mindset of the crew a lot. In that episode, the crew found several people in cryogenic stasis. One person revived them through one of those bone-headed errors by a crew member, then the rest of the crew had to deal with it. After the doctor fixed all their medical maladies, she said something about them that stayed with me. "Too afraid to live, too scared to die." or words to that effect. To me, it meant that the people on the starship had decided what they were willing to die for. It gave them purpose and meaning. They were willing to risk their lives for what they believed in, and that included each other.I really hate moral quandries
I don't think the whole DS9 crew would be willing to take that risk.
To clarify, I hate moral quandries when people expect me to have some kind of answer to the quandrie and the stubbornness to stick to it to instead of the flexibility to change my mind or appreciate the fact that there's no easy answer. Now that I'm in season two, I'm liking it a bit more, if only because I'm having so much fun being a sour puss and picking it apart. I've already had one good discussion with a friend about how Starfleet is too lax in its vetting process for recruits and we talked about how having a cultural history of breaking rank isn't healthy for a military institution. We argued briefly, over text, whether or not the Star Trek Universe is indeed a post scarcity society (I hold that it isn't and there's a ton of evidence in DS9 alone to support that) and he made the claim that apparently Earth is a paradise, which until I get more information, I'm actually gonna assume that that's a red flag as absolute claims like that tend to be made by cults, authoritarian governments, etc. So, I'm having fun, but not in the way some people would want me to have fun I think. As to the whole risk taking thing, I kind of see where you're coming from, but I kind of disagree too. I'd hold that while individualism is important, the structure of the organization their in and the values they seem to discuss hint towards a focus on big pictures and greater good. With that in mind, some of the little risks they seem to take puts the greater good in jeopardy and yes, I know life's not that simple. I'm not really a huge fan of any of the characters on the show, but I will say I'm kind of enjoying the evolution of Kira's character, only because she slowly seems to be coming around to understanding that the life she used to lead doesn't have the behavior and values that's conducive to the future she's fighting for and so she's learning on the go. Quark is kind of cool too, if only because he's one dimensional to a fault, so even though he's a character, his role strikes me as more mechanical. Everyone knows what Quark wants and what he's gonna do, so it's all about how they navigate around him.Maybe this series isn't your cup of tea?
A moral quandry is uncertain by definition. They don't have definite answers. People expecting you to have answers are not understanding what a moral quandry is. Glad you're having fun. Maybe these people who are supervising your method of fun can be given a different role in your life? Unless you're hurting someone, you get to enjoy what you enjoy. I'm pretty sure there are entire forums where people analyze and criticize the inconsistencies in the Star Trek shows by episode, by series and across series. As the series goes on, Quark gets a bit more 3 dimensional with a bit of back history. A few of the other characters have some interesting back history as well.To clarify, I hate moral quandries when people expect me to have some kind of answer to the quandrie and the stubbornness to stick to it to instead of the flexibility to change my mind or appreciate the fact that there's no easy answer.
So, I'm having fun, but not in the way some people would want me to have fun I think.
Everyone knows what Quark wants and what he's gonna do, so it's all about how they navigate around him.