The opening word, “perhaps,” instills ambiguity in whatever hypothesis follows it.
The next clause, “something occurred” is objectively true. The weapon was dematerialized, deactivated, and then rematerialized. That sequence of events is accurately describable as “something occurred,” regardless of whether or not Data deliberately activated the firing mechanism of the weapon, or malfunction during transit, or something else happened to cause the gun to discharge.
“During transport” cannot be false, since we do not see any weapon discharge before or during Data’s dematerialization.
Taken altogether, this sentence is true and therefore Data would be same to say it without lying.
Truth is a funny thing, and carefully selecting weird can allow someone to be deceptive or evasive by starting an absolute truth. And that’s not even factoring in the subjectivity of truth, or any faults in the memory - synthetic, organic, or otherwise - of the individual. Objectivity can be frustratingly difficult to pin down.
I had two beers and was dreaming of pissing all over the front yard. Bladder couldn’t take it, luckily I got the point and woke up just in time. Just slightly damp undies. But fuck I hate getting old.
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