Agreed. Heading even deeper into sci-fi speculation, it's unclear if the Star Trek characters stepping out after transporter use are indeed the originals in a way that matter and not some biological constructs with the memories and personalities of Kirk, Picard, etc. while the original Kirk and Picard were killed the moment they used the transporter for the first time.
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Agreed. Heading even deeper into sci-fi speculation, it's unclear if the Star Trek characters stepping out after transporter use are indeed the originals in a way that matter and not some biological constructs with the memories and personalities of Kirk, Picard, etc. while the original Kirk and Picard were killed the moment they used the transporter for the first time.