Religion and sci fi quiz question soz no prize!

[hydread]

Hail all
Ok first up is there a Star Trek religion ? or is it more about the philosophy the tv/films portray?

Second question i think its in 2001 a space odyssey were theres a scene of an eye thats fades into a planet can any one confirm this?

tnx hydread

 

[JiNX-01]

God, I hope not.

 

[Shieldsdown]

All Hail The Shatt!!!!......and glory be to the holy fallout!!!.....................not forgetting the Holy Grenade of Antioch

 

[Sagart]

A Star Trek religion? What, like in Futurama? Well, there were enough Jedis in a recent census to register it as a religion but I don't think 'Trekkies' will ever register as an official faith. At least, I hope not - I may have to convert!!

 

[Nedersong]

Gene Roddenberry was called "Great Bird of the Galaxy".

But the only religion trek explored to any depth was the Bajoran religion and other than that kept religion out of it.

 

[Nedersong]

And the klingon and Vulcan beliefs are more philosphies than a dogmatic religion.

 

[Sheliak]

Did you ever see Deep Space Nine?

 

[drasche]

Some people tried (multiple times I think) to make the Jedi religion an official one.

But Star Trek? What would they worship? Kirk? A logo? It's plain silly in my opinion. It would be more of a philosophy.

 

[hydread]

ok tnx was just wondering, still trying to find the film with the planet eye sequence

 

[FatherRob]

ok tnx was just wondering, still trying to find the film with the planet eye sequence

In the novel version of 2001: A Space Odyssey, the spaceship Discovery approaches one of Saturn's moons, Iapetus. Dave Bowman leaves the ship in a pod and begins to approach a feature known as the Eye of Iapetus, which turns out to be a

Spoiler: Spoiler for 2001 Novel

giant monolith that sends Bowman to God-knows-where, and then converts him into the Star Child that is seen hovering over earth at the end of the film.

In the film, this was changed because Kubrick didn't find any of the Saturn representations to be convincing on film, thus Jupiter it was.

Rob+

 

[Carpe Occasio]

A Star Trek religion? What, like in Futurama? Well, there were enough Jedis in a recent census to register it as a religion but I don't think 'Trekkies' will ever register as an official faith. At least, I hope not - I may have to convert!!

Yeah, "Where No Fan Has Gone Before" had the Church of Trek and the Ceiling of the Christine Chapel.