Moral status of this trope

[LiquidMan]

This trope is found mostly (but not only) in science fiction: man is revered as a god, either because he has had contact with a more “primitive” race (like Star Trek) or because he created some kind of artificial intelligence, android or similar (like Blade Runner or Ergo Proxy).

My question is, is it wrong to like a series that presents man being revered as a god/creator by other species (independently from the fact that he embraces this “godhood”, like Kurtz from Apocalypse Now, or not)?

 

[louisak]

My question is, is it wrong to like a series that presents man being revered as a god/creator by other species (independently from the fact that he embraces this “godhood”, like Kurtz from Apocalypse Now, or not)?

I suppose it depends on why you like it. Is it encouraging you to embrace attitudes/beliefs that are not compatible with being a Christian? Does it appeal to something in you that is not Christian?

It is legitimate to enjoy fictional works of various kinds, that contain elements which are not compatible with Christian doctrine or morality, as long as:

1. we are clear in our minds about what the author is saying and are able to distinguish the real from the imaginary
2. the fictional work is not directly attacking Christian principles.

That’s my take anyway.

 

[Bonnie]

In those stories, the purported god is very plainly not divine. So no problem.