Humanity's potential exceeds the power of the gods

Short clip from "Hide and Q" from the first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation, about Q's view of the future of humanity.

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Science & Technology

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• star
• trek
• transhumanism
• transhuman
• singularity
• posthuman
• future
• civilisation
• evolution
• progress

[aturapariah]

Watching this show as a kid used to inspire me that the future was bright and beautiful and humanity could achieve anything. Then i learnt about the real world. About greed, hate, violence, religion, and stupidity. Every year it gets worse, global warming, christians vs muslim vs atheists, the future just isnt that bright anymore.. I miss star trek..

[ronodar]

Once humans surpass the gods and Q, Q will have to turn to tormenting colorful ponies for fun.

[BondFreek]

@jamaymay42 WHAT?! What are you talking about? When was the last time we talked(if ever)? What was it about?

[jamaymay42]

@BondFreek PPS. You already had a post script. This one is your POST post script. Glad to help. ^.^

[BondFreek]

@smile221 PS. No government leads to no laws. Murder not illegal, rape not illegal, steeling not illegal, cannibalism not illegal, and so on... No corporations leads to no medication, no warm homes, no food (not enough farm land for everyone in the world to own), no technology, no schools and so on... So NO, You can't be both anti-government and anti-corporation; At least not without being a complete JERK.

[BondFreek]

@smile221 "The right to Free speech" excuse is over used by people who want to spread hate but will ignore it when someone speaks about his or hers faith or religion. Neo Nazis, KKK, Atheists and Black Panthers all love to hide behind freedom of speech but when their hate is confronted they lash out at others for "being stupid" or "oppressing others". They, like South Park, abuse the first amendment. PS you SOUND just like them.

[smile221]

@BondFreek That's not anti-religious freedom. Just as you have the right to follow any religion you want, the right to mock any religion they want. Don't you care about free speech? You would ban people from saying things you didn't like? Attacking big corporations isn't the polar opposite of attacking big government. Corporations and the government are in league with each other - as shown by the massive bailouts in the past few years. You can be anti corporation and anti government.

[BondFreek]

@smile221 ... If one or two TV shows have a socialist agenda then that is just a political opinion. But when almost every TV show has a socialist agenda then it is no longer an opinion but a crusade to kill freedom. It’s not paranoia, it’s a real conspiracy.

[BondFreek]

@smile221 Any time a religion is picked on for its beliefs or wrongfully accused of crimes it did not commit but a small percentage of their preachers did commit THAT is anti-religious. The coldest religious attacks were against Scientology, Mormons, Judaism and Catholicism. Next there are all the slams on big corporations starting with Wal-Mart. There are lots of other examples. Finally, the line between paranoia and true fear is only measured by the truth...

[smile221]

@BondFreek The creators of south park are libertarians...Can you please explain how it is anti-religious freedom and pro big government? Also, it used to be a lot more juvenile than it is now, you probably just appreciated that kind of humour more as you were younger.

You shouldn't be so paranoid about tv shows disagreeing with your political views

[BondFreek]

@smile221 South Park aired from 1997- today. Star Trek The next Generation aired 1987-1991 That's a 6 year gap. In TV terms that is not about the same time. When South Park started it was for the more intelligent people who like to get jokes kids would never get. Today South Park is a political vehicle for anti-religious freedom and pro big government. It is also racist and anti-semitic. The show is no longer for the thinking person. I quit watching it years ago.

[smile221]

@mrsirks South park was around at the same time as TNG, just. I enjoy south park and TNG I don't think you have to repudiate one to enjoy the other...