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Comment by Michel on June 30, 2012 at 1:33pm

LOL - I just reposted it. DUH

Comment by Marianne on June 11, 2012 at 5:34pm

I definitely like Gene Roddenberry;I was an addict of Star Trek until my interest waned. I love the picture and we are now in the future !

Comment by doone on June 11, 2012 at 4:13pm

Religion seems to be largely absent from the futuristic and secular world of the Federation and in particular from human society. Star Trek's takes on religious topics are often critical, and they almost routinely close with a victory of science over faith. This is anything but a surprise, knowing that Gene Roddenberry was an active atheist who struggled against any form of religion:

"I condemn false prophets, I condemn the effort to take away the power of rational decision, to drain people of their free will -- and a hell of a lot of money in the bargain. Religions vary in their degree of idiocy, but I reject them all. For most people, religion is nothing more than a substitute for a malfunctioning brain." (Gene Roddenberry)

In a Q&A session executive producer Brannon Braga was asked whether there was supposed to be a deity in the stories that he wrote. He said:

"No, there was no consideration in giving humans, talking about God, or talking about those types of things. We wanted to avoid it to be quite frank. But we did very often explore theology through alien characters. Which frankly is much more interesting anyway. Whether it was the Bajorans and their religion or the Borg and their religion. They had the religion of perfection. That, I think, was more interesting. We want to keep Star Trek secular. The human facet of Star Trek secular." (Brannon Braga, transcript from his former website)

http://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/inconsistencies/religion.htm

 Vulcans, like many other races, believe in an idyllic place from which they as a people were born. Their name for this place is Sha Ka Ree ("Star Trek V").

 Ancient Vulcans practiced a polytheistic faith. Among their gods were the gods of War, Peace and Death (TNG: "Gambit, Part 2").

Spock, traveling back in time to save his own life, presents himself to his parents as a cousin making a ritual journey "to honor our gods". Both Sarek and Amanda let this pass without comment, indicating that at least some Vulcans maintained the traditional faith even after the advent of Surak (TAS: "Yesteryear").

Comment by zrdm on June 11, 2012 at 3:54pm

hahahaha, win

Comment by Adriana on June 11, 2012 at 3:13pm

LOL