Really that's the bottom line. Star Trek is fiction. Canon is relative. Consistency Schmonsistency. This sort anal retantiveness did not stop Peter Jackson (LotR) why should it stop Abrams. We need a story that preserves Rodenberry's vision and main characters we've come to love and theme of discovering frontiers in space.
Abrams did not throw canon out the window. Even details. Is Kirk still from Iowa? Does Spock have a human mom?
We're squabbling over Kirk's driving and age.
Really it's creepy how some of you treat Star Trek canon like a history textbook. It seems like to many of you, Kirk's age during ship construction is more important than who the first president of the United States of America is! It's disturbing really!
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