What we have here is a 50 minute Gene Roddenberry commentary on his perception of God and the worship there of.
Apollo is a jealous and clawing god that demands servitude and worship from his flock but the advanced/evolved humans of the era have outgrown the quaint idea of deity worship. I must admit, I would be far more inclined to believe in a god if I could actually see one and experience it's powers. As it turns out ---- Apollo is actually an alien ---- offspring of a group of aliens that like to colonize primitive planets and be worships as a unique perversion.
I have always maintained that god is a human invention of the rich to maintain power in a lawless society --- but --- space aliens works to. *shrugs*
We must kill our gods is the uncontroversial climax of the episode. This had to have ruffled some feathers, right? I do have a soft spot for star trek episodes that are a bit punchy and this one ends up throwing plenty of jabs.
I am a tradesman like Scotty and a damn fine one I might add. Where is my bonnie lass at? Damn, I should have been born Irish, so I could speak with a Scottish accent.
Apollo is a jealous and clawing god that demands servitude and worship from his flock but the advanced/evolved humans of the era have outgrown the quaint idea of deity worship. I must admit, I would be far more inclined to believe in a god if I could actually see one and experience it's powers. As it turns out ---- Apollo is actually an alien ---- offspring of a group of aliens that like to colonize primitive planets and be worships as a unique perversion.
I have always maintained that god is a human invention of the rich to maintain power in a lawless society --- but --- space aliens works to. *shrugs*
We must kill our gods is the uncontroversial climax of the episode. This had to have ruffled some feathers, right? I do have a soft spot for star trek episodes that are a bit punchy and this one ends up throwing plenty of jabs.
I am a tradesman like Scotty and a damn fine one I might add. Where is my bonnie lass at? Damn, I should have been born Irish, so I could speak with a Scottish accent.