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<blockquote data-quote="Tonguez" data-source="post: 7791847" data-attributes="member: 1125">well considering that Mormon ethics are pretty much generic midwest American ethics, thats not at all suprising and indeed DL reads as 'very American&quot; to me.The connections go a lot further than thatBSG is the story of the 13 tribes which left Kobol (&quot;The Lost Planet of Ancient Gods) and formed the 12 colonies. The thirteenth tribe having been 'lost' and is believed to have gone to the Earth. Furthermore the colonies and LDS are both governed by a president and a council or quorum of twelve. The two words &quot;council&quot; and &quot;quorum&quot; are used synonymously. Also BSG colonists use the word &quot;seal&quot; in preference to marriage, and a couple is sealed &quot;not only for now but for all the eternities.&quot; (Adama in Lost Planet of Ancient Gods.) - this is directly for LDS doctrineCommander Adama stated in one episode &quot;Our recorded history tells us we descended from a mother colony, a race that went out into space to establish colonies. Those of us assembled here now represent the only known surviving Colonists, save one. A sister world, far out in the universe, remembered to us only through ancient writings...&quot;. Those ancient writings are called The Book of The Word and describe the journey of man and his tribe away from Kobol to a place called Earth.&nbsp; Names are also pretty relevant most notably of course Commander Adama but there is also Commander Cain, father of Sheeba; Lucifer, the Cylon aide to Baltar and the 'alien' charmer IblisIblis is encountered in &quot;War of the Gods&quot;. Iblis uses charm to gain control of those who choose to follow him and attempts to wrest control of the fleet from Adama. At the end of &quot;War of the Gods, Part 2&quot;, the colonies meet with superior life forms (angels) who tell the colonist&nbsp; &quot;As you are now, we once were; as we are now, you may become&quot; to explain the relationship between them and man which echoes LDS doctrine &quot;As man is now, God once was; as God now is, man may become.&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tonguez, post: 7791847, member: 1125"] well considering that Mormon ethics are pretty much generic midwest American ethics, thats not at all suprising and indeed DL reads as 'very American" to me. The connections go a lot further than that BSG is the story of the 13 tribes which left Kobol ("The Lost Planet of Ancient Gods) and formed the 12 colonies. The thirteenth tribe having been 'lost' and is believed to have gone to the Earth. Furthermore the colonies and LDS are both governed by a president and a council or quorum of twelve. The two words "council" and "quorum" are used synonymously. Also BSG colonists use the word "seal" in preference to marriage, and a couple is sealed "not only for now but for all the eternities." (Adama in Lost Planet of Ancient Gods.) - this is directly for LDS doctrine Commander Adama stated in one episode "Our recorded history tells us we descended from a mother colony, a race that went out into space to establish colonies. Those of us assembled here now represent the only known surviving Colonists, save one. A sister world, far out in the universe, remembered to us only through ancient writings...". Those ancient writings are called [I]The Book of The Word[/I] and describe the journey of man and his tribe away from Kobol to a place called Earth. [B] [/B] Names are also pretty relevant most notably of course Commander Adama but there is also Commander Cain, father of Sheeba; Lucifer, the Cylon aide to Baltar and the 'alien' charmer Iblis Iblis is encountered in "War of the Gods". Iblis uses charm to gain control of those who choose to follow him and attempts to wrest control of the fleet from Adama. At the end of "War of the Gods, Part 2", the colonies meet with superior life forms (angels) who tell the colonist "As you are now, we once were; as we are now, you may become" to explain the relationship between them and man which echoes LDS doctrine "As man is now, God once was; as God now is, man may become." [/QUOTE]

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