Star Trek and Religion

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Steven D. Greydanus at National Catholic Register has written an interesting article looking at the history of Star Trek and its relationship with religion, including regarding the first two episodes of the new series Star Trek: Discovery:

www.ncregister.com

What Does a Starship Need With God?

COMMENTARY: Star Trek: Discovery and the Trek Franchise’s Complicated Relationship With Religion
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Excellent article. A must read for any Trekkie fan with religious faith. Thanks for sharing!
 
I echo the comments – very interesting article. I’m going to link it on my FB page.

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Love Star trek so much! My favorite quote:

Picard:

“The acquisition of wealth is no longer the driving force in our lives. We work to better ourselves and the rest of humanity.”
 
I remember that quote. It always resonated with me. If only humanity would strive for this goal.
 
Jamie5 said:
Love Star trek so much! My favorite quote:

Picard:

“The acquisition of wealth is no longer the driving force in our lives. We work to better ourselves and the rest of humanity.”
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My favorite Trek quote is from Spock (this is a paraphrase:): “You may find after a time that wanting is more pleasurable than having.”
 
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What is really ironic about Roddenberry’s views on God, is that one of his stated motives for bringing us Star Trek was to give audiences “hope” for the future. Because of this “motive,” I would have never guessed that Roddenberry was an atheist.
 
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What is really ironic about Roddenberry’s views on God, is that one of his stated motives for bringing us Star Trek was to give audiences “hope” for the future. Because of this “motive,” I would have never guessed that Roddenberry was an atheist.
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It seems to me utopianism is inherently anti-Christian, because it presupposes that mankind can be perfected here on earth with no help from God.
 
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tomarin said:
My favorite Trek quote is from Spock (this is a paraphrase:): “You may find after a time that wanting is more pleasurable than having.”
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“Having is not so pleasing a thing after all as wanting.” From “Amok Time” – great line, in either version.

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I have read that he was a Humanist and did believe in a kind of God, but disliked organized religion.
 
There was a line but I can’t recall the specific episode. Possibly, Assignment: Earth. It went something like “…until humanity can evolve/develop into a peaceful civilization.” It was clear to me that given enough time, man would conquer man’s own problems with no thought about God. In another episode whose title escapes me, Uhura is intercepting some discussions from an alien (perfectly human) civilization who worshiped what everyone thought was the Son. She said something like: “Not the Son. They mean the Son of God.”
 
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