▁N imo y ▁rel uct antly ▁agreed ▁to ▁wear ▁it . ▁At ▁the ▁last ▁minute , ▁Rod den berry ▁sent ▁down ▁several ▁pages ▁of ▁new ▁script ▁for ▁the ▁dinner ▁scene , ▁in ▁which ▁Spo ck ▁was ▁to ▁give ▁a ▁long - wind ed ▁explanation ▁of ▁the ▁philosophy . ▁The ▁actors ▁refused ▁to ▁film ▁it ▁until ▁Rod den berry ▁cut ▁it ▁down . ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁issue ▁of ▁The ▁Human ist , ▁Maj el ▁Bar rett ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁philosophy ▁of ▁" In finite ▁D iversity ▁in ▁In finite ▁Com bin ations " ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁teach ings ▁of ▁Rab bi ▁Ma imon ides . ▁ ▁Although ▁its ▁orig ins ▁are ▁root ed ▁in ▁market ing ▁and ▁sales , ▁the ▁ID IC ▁became ▁a ▁theme ▁writers ▁and ▁set ▁design ers ▁have ▁used ▁in ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁Star ▁Tre k ▁franch ise . ▁Spo ck ▁wore ▁the ▁symbol ▁during ▁important ▁gather ings ▁and ▁cer emon ies ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁his ▁dress ▁uniform . ▁After ▁appearing ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁T OS ▁episode , ▁" Is ▁There ▁in ▁Tr uth ▁No ▁Beaut y ? ", ▁it ▁appeared ▁in ▁Spo ck ' s ▁qu arters ▁in ▁Star ▁Tre k ▁II : ▁The ▁W r ath ▁of ▁Khan , ▁Star ▁Tre k ▁III : ▁The ▁Search ▁for ▁Spo ck , ▁and ▁Star ▁Tre k ▁VI : ▁The ▁Und isc over ed ▁Country . ▁In ▁the ▁series ▁Star ▁Tre k : ▁Enter prise , ▁T ' Pol ▁is ▁given ▁an ▁ID IC ▁pendant ▁from ▁her ▁mother