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I can rarely pass up an opportunity to mention something about the intersection of religion and science fiction. And so here\u2019s a clip that Hemant Mehta<\/a> shared today (in a post that actually mentions some discussion of Star Trek and the Bible):<\/p>\n

From what little we learn about it in various episodes, Klingon religion is somewhat more complex than Worf\u2019s remark in this clip suggests. And it isn\u2019t clear that the Klingons fared better than the Bajorans as a result of their diminished religiosity, whether real or imagined. Thoughts?<\/p>\n

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I can rarely pass up an opportunity to mention something about the intersection of religion and science fiction. And so here\u2019s a clip that Hemant Mehta shared today (in a post that actually mentions some discussion of Star Trek and the Bible): From what little we learn about it in various episodes, Klingon religion is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nKlingon Religion<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I can rarely pass up an opportunity to mention something about the intersection of religion and science fiction. 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