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Very dumb question, indeed.
The point of the Kobayashi-Maru test isn't to test whether they're capable of passing impossible tests, it's to test their character facing death. If you're choosing fellows to go to war with, you want to choose ones that won't shit their pants or otherwise make your last moments alive together awkward.
That's great for Star Trek. I'll keep interviewing technical candidates on a technical basis.