tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759055792003610793.post35555910546511020..comments2024-01-10T01:48:55.752-08:00Comments on Addicted to Star Trek: Episode Review - Cold Front (Enterprise, Season 1)Mighty Elroyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02219562554344922536noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759055792003610793.post-37683495491461224472017-08-06T06:23:24.739-07:002017-08-06T06:23:24.739-07:00Roddenberry was raised a southern Baptist, but wen...Roddenberry was raised a southern Baptist, but went on to reject all forms of religion. He described himself as a humanist. He believed in God, but not in any of the world's religions. Mighty Elroyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02219562554344922536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759055792003610793.post-17843159383304471502017-08-05T05:48:23.083-07:002017-08-05T05:48:23.083-07:00Given that both Roddenberry and Shatner were Jewis...Given that both Roddenberry and Shatner were Jewish, I suspect that what Roddenberry really wanted to suppress was the overabundance of Christianity itself in TV depiction. Roddenberry clearly had a fixation on Mad Space Gods as he kept going back to that well for his stories. (The plot for Star Trek 5 was the original intended plot for The Motion Picture.)LazarXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14384718402612629129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759055792003610793.post-4156899871459024602017-08-04T19:20:23.645-07:002017-08-04T19:20:23.645-07:00Some fair points. Many who worked with Gene have s...Some fair points. Many who worked with Gene have stated that he really wanted religion kept to a minimum, but it did work its way into a few of the scripts.Mighty Elroyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02219562554344922536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3759055792003610793.post-26254421135993645402017-08-04T10:00:00.016-07:002017-08-04T10:00:00.016-07:00Religion wasn't dead even in Roddenberry's...Religion wasn't dead even in Roddenberry's TOS. We get a pretty solid clue as to Kirk's beliefs in his retort to Apollo's demand for worship.<br /><br />APOLLO: But you're of the same nature. I could sweep you out of existence with a wave of my hand and bring you back again. I can give life or death. What else does mankind demand of its gods? <br />KIRK: Mankind has no need for gods. We find the one quite adequate. <br /><br />This would be a strong indication that Kirk is of the Jewish faith, possibly as a post-childhood convert. A weak argument could even be made for a post-modern form of Islam as it shares with Judaism a trait that neither share with Christianity, belief in a single indivisible God. Either way it's clear that Kirk isn't an atheist and even Spock has a shrine to some Vulcan god in his quarters.LazarXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14384718402612629129noreply@blogger.com