Star Trek: The Motion Picture Life, Consciousness, and Existence Quotes

After discovering that "V'Ger" is in fact the super-evolved form of NASA's unmanned Voyager VI probe, the crew is left with more questions than answers. Why did the living machines help this silly little probe? How did they become self-aware in the first place? And what is V'Ger trying to achieve with all of this wanton destruction?

In an interesting reversal, it's Spock who ignores logic and focuses instead on the emotional side of things. Looks like Spock and V'Ger are going through the same thing.

In contrast to Spock, McCoy is a total realist, providing yet another viewpoint to bounce off the crazy philosophical Rorschach test that is V'Ger.