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**** You're basically just making the argument "It has to be science because I don't want it to be magic". Considering that there is no actual science offered to explain the Q, you are quite hilariously put in the position of ''having faith'' that there's a scientific explanation instead. |
**** You're basically just making the argument "It has to be science because I don't want it to be magic". Considering that there is no actual science offered to explain the Q, you are quite hilariously put in the position of ''having faith'' that there's a scientific explanation instead. |
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* I don't know, but I'm pretty sure I saw some [[Space Jews|Space Fundies]] in the episode ''Let He Who Is Without Sin...''. They were complaining about the sinful ways of Risa or something like that. |
* I don't know, but I'm pretty sure I saw some [[Space Jews|Space Fundies]] in the episode ''Let He Who Is Without Sin...''. They were complaining about the sinful ways of Risa or something like that. |
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** Those people were social fundamentalists, they never mention religion. There is in fact a difference. |
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* I write Star Trek fanfic and myself and others on my fanfic site have written characters with religious beliefs. My theory is that they're still there; after all, Sisko's dad once quoted the Bible. They've just restructured themselves to do away with the "God made marriage for one man and one woman!", "Jesus said I can have guns!", "The path to Allah is terrorism!" soundbytes and all that crap. Now, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and others are structured to being a better person, teaching about love, understanding and tolerance, which is still important if the Federation is to keep the moral high ground. |
* I write Star Trek fanfic and myself and others on my fanfic site have written characters with religious beliefs. My theory is that they're still there; after all, Sisko's dad once quoted the Bible. They've just restructured themselves to do away with the "God made marriage for one man and one woman!", "Jesus said I can have guns!", "The path to Allah is terrorism!" soundbytes and all that crap. Now, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and others are structured to being a better person, teaching about love, understanding and tolerance, which is still important if the Federation is to keep the moral high ground. |
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* In many ways, Gene Roddenberry's death opened the Star Trek canon to considerable ''improvement'' on this subject, widening the theories and interpretations available. |
* In many ways, Gene Roddenberry's death opened the Star Trek canon to considerable ''improvement'' on this subject, widening the theories and interpretations available. |
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