Would you please forward the link for this rabbi's remark?
On 12/20/07, tertonzeno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> A Rabbi writes (USA Today blog section):
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> Rabbi wrote:
> Actually, come to think of it, Star Trek has definitely contributed
> to my rejection of religious principles!!
>
> I remember the first time I saw "Who Mourns for Adonais" - wherein
> the erstwhile crew of the Enterprise ("A", if you will…) stumble upon
> the lonely "God" Apollo, the last of the remaining figures of Greek
> mythology after they all "retired' to a planet far away.
>
> I remember thinking, "yeah, that makes as much sense as what those
> Biblical stories claim about Yaweh talking with Adam in the Garden of
> Eden or walking with Moses in the desert."
>
> But, as I said earlier, I grew up in Sci-Fi household – accepting of
> science and rejecting the myths and fairy-tales of scientifically
> illiterate cultures as just that: make believe stories!!
>
> So blame it on Star Trek!!
>
