Captain X
Rear Admiral
I've been stewing on this for a while now but I believe that Gene Roddenberry's vision that by the 24th century mankind would have moved passed the need for religion is absolutely wrong.
Man would have long-ago realized that it was a complete waste of time devoting time and effort into a question that can't be answered, and antagonizing people who don't believe the same things they do. But the point is that religion has existed for thousands of years and wouldn't go away in only a few hundred just because a few atheists have butt hurt over something that wouldn't affect them in a secular society anyway.
Where is the evidence? The Sisko, that's where. That and the little references spread throughout about holidays being celebrated. (That is just my opinion and for those that disagree fair play to you and your delusions)
People tell me that evidence is needed to believe in God and that it isn't all based on faith.
How can I have faith in a cruel God that lets children suffer? --- what sins have they committed? NONE That's totally all the proof I need that God doesn't exist, but it doesn't matter because when it comes right down to it no one really knows. So really if people would stop giving a shit what god or gods other people believe in, or if people didn't believe in any gods at all, then humanity might have more of a chance peacefully existing together the way Roddenberry imagined, without forcing anyone really give up anything.
Anyway rant over. I now I may be opening a sensitive can of worms here but what do people think of the chip on Roddenberry's shoulder that religion on Earth should be redundant in the future? And if Star Trek is so anti-religion, why are so many alien religions shown to have some kernel of truth to them (i.e. the Bajoran Prophets)?
Man would have long-ago realized that it was a complete waste of time devoting time and effort into a question that can't be answered, and antagonizing people who don't believe the same things they do. But the point is that religion has existed for thousands of years and wouldn't go away in only a few hundred just because a few atheists have butt hurt over something that wouldn't affect them in a secular society anyway.
Where is the evidence? The Sisko, that's where. That and the little references spread throughout about holidays being celebrated. (That is just my opinion and for those that disagree fair play to you and your delusions)
People tell me that evidence is needed to believe in God and that it isn't all based on faith.
How can I have faith in a cruel God that lets children suffer? --- what sins have they committed? NONE That's totally all the proof I need that God doesn't exist, but it doesn't matter because when it comes right down to it no one really knows. So really if people would stop giving a shit what god or gods other people believe in, or if people didn't believe in any gods at all, then humanity might have more of a chance peacefully existing together the way Roddenberry imagined, without forcing anyone really give up anything.
Anyway rant over. I now I may be opening a sensitive can of worms here but what do people think of the chip on Roddenberry's shoulder that religion on Earth should be redundant in the future? And if Star Trek is so anti-religion, why are so many alien religions shown to have some kernel of truth to them (i.e. the Bajoran Prophets)?
