Kirk puts his hands on his hips and eyes the view screen for a moment, before flashing Spock a grin, "Well, you can't really blame us, Mister Spock. At the time, we had no idea what was out there and the human mind is incredibly inventive."

He nods at the Middleman, "You're quite right, though. We should be paying attention to this... I have a feeling we don't have a choice in participation."