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<blockquote data-quote="Atavar" data-source="post: 2751950" data-attributes="member: 7136">God in Star TrekHello Everyone,Just a quick comment on earlier posts about the lack of God in Star Trek.&nbsp; I don't know what Gene Roddenberry's personal belief's were, but if you look closely enough there is an occasional reference to God here and there.What comes to mind for me is that episode from the original series (I think it's called &quot;Who Mourns for Adonis?&quot;) where the crew actually meet Apollo.&nbsp; In the show, he's not truly a god...he was one of a group of aliens with what seemed to be god-like powers who were worshipped by the ancient Greeks long ago.Anyway, Apollo wants the Enterprise crew to worship him as a god, and Kirk says something like, &quot;We're happy with the one we have.&quot;&nbsp; Subtle, yes, but a rare enough reference to stand out in my mind.There's another original series episode (&quot;Bread and Circuses&quot; I believe) where the crew finds a parallel, 20th-century Earth where the Roman Empire never ended.&nbsp; They meet some escaped slaves who worshipped &quot;The Sun.&quot;Or so the crew believed, until they spoke with Uhura at the end of the episode.&nbsp; She had been monitoring the planet's TV and radio transmissions, and told the crew that the escaped slaves didn't worship the sun in the sky, but rather &quot;The Son of God.&quot;&nbsp; Then Kirk said something like &quot;we had our Christ, and they had theirs.&quot;Anyway, not here to offend anyone...I just thought it was interesting to point out a couple of God references in Star Trek, since they are few and far between.To stick to topic, what was the worst series ending for me?&nbsp; &quot;Sledge Hammer.&quot;&nbsp; Remember that show?&nbsp; It was a cop-comedy whose main character was a little too close to his gun.&nbsp; In the last episode, he and his partner are trying to disarm a nuclear bomb before it blows up the city.&nbsp; Either they run out of time are pull the wrong wire or something, because they fail.&nbsp; The entire city is destroyed.&nbsp; The last shot of the show, a view of the devastated city, is punctuated by the distant, angry cry of Hammer's boss, crying out, &quot;Hammer!&quot;Kind of a bummer ending to a comedy series.Later,Atavar-----&quot;You are not God!&quot;&nbsp; -- Jean-Luc Picard, to Q in the episode &quot;Tapestry&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Atavar, post: 2751950, member: 7136"] [b]God in Star Trek[/b] Hello Everyone, Just a quick comment on earlier posts about the lack of God in Star Trek. I don't know what Gene Roddenberry's personal belief's were, but if you look closely enough there is an occasional reference to God here and there. What comes to mind for me is that episode from the original series (I think it's called "Who Mourns for Adonis?") where the crew actually meet Apollo. In the show, he's not truly a god...he was one of a group of aliens with what seemed to be god-like powers who were worshipped by the ancient Greeks long ago. Anyway, Apollo wants the Enterprise crew to worship him as a god, and Kirk says something like, "We're happy with the one we have." Subtle, yes, but a rare enough reference to stand out in my mind. There's another original series episode ("Bread and Circuses" I believe) where the crew finds a parallel, 20th-century Earth where the Roman Empire never ended. They meet some escaped slaves who worshipped "The Sun." Or so the crew believed, until they spoke with Uhura at the end of the episode. She had been monitoring the planet's TV and radio transmissions, and told the crew that the escaped slaves didn't worship the sun in the sky, but rather "The Son of God." Then Kirk said something like "we had our Christ, and they had theirs." Anyway, not here to offend anyone...I just thought it was interesting to point out a couple of God references in Star Trek, since they are few and far between. To stick to topic, what was the worst series ending for me? "Sledge Hammer." Remember that show? It was a cop-comedy whose main character was a little too close to his gun. In the last episode, he and his partner are trying to disarm a nuclear bomb before it blows up the city. Either they run out of time are pull the wrong wire or something, because they fail. The entire city is destroyed. The last shot of the show, a view of the devastated city, is punctuated by the distant, angry cry of Hammer's boss, crying out, "Hammer!" Kind of a bummer ending to a comedy series. Later, Atavar ----- "You are not God!" -- Jean-Luc Picard, to Q in the episode "Tapestry" [/QUOTE]

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