So the only way to discover the terrible future is to live it.

Spock: All we can surmise is that in the Prime future, some other captain of the Enterprise must've commanded it differently thus it is imperative that you do not change what you would normally do on the ship.
Pike: I thought we were trying to avoid a terrible future.
Spock: We are trying to discover why this future is -- in the estimation of your older self -- worse.
Pike: So the only way to discover the terrible future is to live it.


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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Season 1 Episode 10: "A Quality of Mercy"
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Admiral Pike: Your first pony was named Sir Neighs-A-Lot. He broke his leg in a rainstorm. Your parents had to put him down. And you cried for a week. Ever tell anybody that?
Captain Pike: It's hard when your tragic backstory starts with...
Admiral Pike: ...a silly name.

Captain Pike: Is this some kind of...
Admiral Pike: ...joke? No.
Captain Pike: How am I supposed to believe...
Admiral Pike:...that I'm really you?
Captain Pike: You ever gonna let me get a word in edgewise?
Admiral Pike: I knew you were going to say that. Does that help?

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