I previously noted that the “Star Trek Hypothesis” on religion (essentially, the Secularization thesis projected into the future) was a very consistent part of the Star Trek narrative world. I also noted that this seemed to be more consistently true of the Original Series than of the Next Generation series. Really, I’m not a trekker, so this is all relatively new. But, since posting that, I came across this brief gem of Lieutenant Worf (Klingon) describing his religion. Takes a bit of a Nietzschean turn, I thought. And yes, it made me laugh.
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Note: Star Trek Thoughts on Religion in The Next Generation
In comment on May 2, 2011 at 3:14 pmI previously noted that the “Star Trek Hypothesis” on religion (essentially, the Secularization thesis projected into the future) was a very consistent part of the Star Trek narrative world. I also noted that this seemed to be more consistently true of the Original Series than of the Next Generation series. Really, I’m not a trekker, so this is all relatively new. But, since posting that, I came across this brief gem of Lieutenant Worf (Klingon) describing his religion. Takes a bit of a Nietzschean turn, I thought. And yes, it made me laugh.