[fwdude]

At its core, Star Trek is humanist drivel. As entertaining as it may be, the basic premise and message that underpins the whole series is Godless evolution. In the more recent resurrection of the franchise, increasingly leftist ideology has crept in - a logical conclusion considering its false premise.

[SIDENET]

Guys just always wanted to see the Enterprise in a big battle.

All of that other stuff was weak.

[lafroste]

At its core, Star Trek is humanist drivel.

I always thought the original series gave plenty of deference to God. The original Enterprise had a chapel, Kirk invoked the name of God several times. Star Trek TNG, OTOH was humanist drivel.

[DesertRhino]

I always give the creator or Star Trek, Gene Roddenberry, a pass. He flew B-17s in WWII, and witnessed a lot of killing and inhumanity at 20,000 feet. So he creates a story about the “Enterprise”, basically a B-52 in outer space, trying to do things as morally as they can.

A lot of oddball art and literature has come from combat veterans trying to make sense of what they saw. That Guy JRR Tolkien wrote his “Lord of the Rings” after his experiences in WWI, losing tons of good friends.

I think Star Trek wasn’t at all a bad thing, as originally done, but now the wussy-boy writers are firmly in charge and it’s a whole different thing. I miss sci-fi from the 50s.

[Paradox]

As something of a wannabe Trekkie, I'd like to refer you to the episode "Bread and Circuses". Its one from the original series, where a culture based on the Roman Empire had evolved into modernity. The rebels on the planet (good guys) were worshipers of the Sun. Always thanking the Sun. Well, at the end of the episode, Kirk is musing out loud on the bridge, wondering why an otherwise modern person would worship the sun. At that point, Uhura, who had been monitoring the planets communications, informs him, reverently, that the rebels aren't worshiping the sun up in the sky, that instead, they are worshiping the Son... the Son of God.

Cool episode.

[GOPJ]

Roddenberry insisted that actors not “drama queen” the show. He felt a starship and endless high emotion were incompatible. It’s one of the reasons watching the show isn’t draining - lots of over acting of parts was discouraged.