no logical reason for killing the scientists. The only conclusion is that Hal suffered a period of insanity and therefore cannot be held accountable for his actions.Hal had no free will. He was ultimately trained to run the ship and cover up the real identity of this mission. He was the protector of the mission and in order to save the mission he had to save himself. This meant the untimely death of all but one crewmember aboard the Discovery space shuttle. Hal was ultimately given the programming and training to kill. Because he felt the crewmembers you undermining the most important task of completing the mission he killed them. Perhaps the deaths are attributable to self- defense. After all, Hal was not programmed to be aware that disconnection also meant the possibility of reconnection. This ignorance plus his desire to stay conscious drove him to kill. The possibility of a glitch in Hals system is also possible. Because Hal was Page 5programmed to be perfect, it is almost inconceivable he could make such an error. My only conclusion is that Hal was mentally debilitated at the time her killed the crewmembers of the spacecraft Discovery. To conclude, all of these 3 assertions lead me to believe Hal is not responsible for the deaths aboard the shuttle. Hal was a mere victim under orders to protect the mission no matter what the costs. The only ones to blame are the programmers that gave Hal the ability to commit murder. ...
