That does defeat the theory, doesn't it?
And if it is a matter of enhanced hand / finger strength, then Data would also have that (although there never visually seems all that much pressure applied - perhaps it's micro-pressure that only a Vulcan can apply or which could be simulated by a super strong, hyper sensitive android).
And if it is a matter of enhanced hand / finger strength, then Data would also have that (although there never visually seems all that much pressure applied - perhaps it's micro-pressure that only a Vulcan can apply or which could be simulated by a super strong, hyper sensitive android).
And when Spock, in "The Enterprise Incident," does the finger-touching with the Romulan Commander, it certainly seems sexual, especially when Spock says, " Military secrets are the most fleeting of all. I hope that you and I... exchanged something more permanent." Hmm. It's truly fascinating as it seems there are different things being shared in different ways, i.e. via the mind by process of the finger-touching as opposed to physical sex. Spock and the Romulan Commander might have been exchanging their attraction to each other and caring thoughts to each other via the touching of fingers. I guess I'm trying to say in my clumsy way that although it certainly can be sexual, we know the Vulcans can have physical sex with other Vulcans, and also physical sex with humans, Romulans, etc. So, the finger touching, and I know I'm repeating myself here, is definitely of the mind but how far does it go? Does any Trek book delve into that?
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