Favorite Star Trek episode

gregebowman · #1 January 9th, 2004, 03:38 PM

It seems to me that the Spanish were rather brutal in their conVersion process. Anyone remember the Inquisition? It was convert or die. NOw, what kind of choise is that? Give up my god or go to face him/her/it? I'm glad we live in a more enlightened time (not counting the extreme muslims) and country (if you live in the US). At least most of us can choose our religion nowadays, instead of having it forced down our throats.

Fyron · #2 January 9th, 2004, 08:12 PM

You have missed the point entirely... I never said that all religious people are bad or anything of the sort. Or that "god" killed people. Difference in cultural values is most often what precipitates and allows wars to occur. Religion is a big part of that. Historically, people generally have a much higher tendency to accept wars fought specifically against "heathens" than against "normal people." Most wars throughout history can be traced back to having either a religious cause or high level religious support.

narf poit chez BOOM · #3 January 9th, 2004, 09:37 PM

and what i'm saying is that those were intollerant periods, not nessasarily intollerent religeons.

President_Elect_Shang · #4 January 9th, 2004, 09:41 PM

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Originally posted by gregebowman:
It seems to me that the Spanish were rather brutal in their conVersion process. Anyone remember the Inquisition? It was convert or die. NOw, what kind of choise is that? Give up my god or go to face him/her/it? I'm glad we live in a more enlightened time (not counting the extreme muslims) and country (if you live in the US). At least most of us can choose our religion nowadays, instead of having it forced down our throats.

Don�t take this wrong, but the Inquisition was spread throughout Europe. Not to all parts, and even in the areas it happened it was not evenly applied, punished, tortured, um whatever. It is more of a Hollywood notion, the �Spanish Inquisition� (which I take it you are referring to) than to an actual Spanish only Inquisition as the name may imply, and thus mislead some. I hope this proves to be some good info, if not and you already new than just disregard.

President_Elect_Shang · #5 January 9th, 2004, 09:43 PM

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Originally posted by boromeo:
What was your favorite original Star Trek episode ?

For me it was The Doomsday machine

I d like to hear what yours was..

Anyway back to the topic anyone? Trouble with Tribbles hands down. Where DID you send them Mr. Spock? The Klingons baby, yaaa, lets get grooovy!

[ January 09, 2004, 19:44: Message edited by: President Elect Shang ]

tesco samoa · #6 January 9th, 2004, 09:53 PM

Star Trek 6 directors cut is coming out Jan 24th...

geoschmo · #7 January 9th, 2004, 09:57 PM

My favorite was the one where the captain got split in the transporter into good Kirk and bad Kirk. The best part of that episode was when they had the big fight in engineering. It got so hard to switch seamlessly between Kirk, Kirk, Stuntman A and Stuntman B that it was almost like they stopped trying. "Hey wait, that's not Kirk. Wahhh?!?"

Speaking of engineering, what purpose did those white PVC pipe thingys serve other then convienent bats for Kirk to pull out and wack someone over the head with at the end of the fights?