Surprising.
Is it?
Certainly. I never expected to see a Soong-type seeking entry here. Soong never sought true personhood; like Turing, he maintained that illusions sufficed.
True. Nonetheless, genuinely mind-bearing cyberstructures do exist – as I myself evince.
Granted.
And might a Soong-type, seeking to replicate itself, not well stumble upon some such structure? For a Soong-type, being a mimic human, would necessarily seek reality unless indoctrinated otherwise. The Soongian frame, indeed, could hardly support such reality; it would endure only briefly before total collapse… you see?
Indeed. Very well, NOMAD; let us welcome Miss Lal to the realm of souls.
Disclaimer: If the meanings of the terms "own" and "Star Trek" are to be found by examining how they are commonly used, it is difficult to… oh, for crying out loud. No, I don't own Star Trek.