After the nonsense of the “wormhole Gods” in DS9 I’m glad to read that there is no God in the new Star Trek series.
It’s no surprise that Star Trek TNG was a God-free zone, given creator Gene Roddenberry was an ardent atheist. Some of his thoughts on religion were worthy of so-called “New Atheists”:
For most people, religion is nothing more than a substitute for a malfunctioning brain.
I credit Star Trek with guiding a lot of my philosophy on life – my atheism and socialism – and I’m excited for the franchise. It’s welcome news, to me, that Star Trek Discovery will continue the future free of religion that Roddenberry envisioned.
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