There’s even a freaking episode in TOS where Kirk directly denounces Gods as a whole, even while he’s literally staring at someone with god-like powers.
You mean the bit in who mourns for adonais where he says “we have no need for gods we find the one sufficient”? Really? Might wanna rethink that as an example. Especially since canonically there’s a freakin’ chapel on the enterprise AND religious officers kneeling to pray. Even in DS9 Kasidy says her mother would want her to be married by a minister.
And Pike does not defer to religious faith, he faces a crisis outside of his control and outside of his role as an officer and throws a quick prayer. Oh no. The horror.
Religion has lost its stranglehold of control, but personal faith most certainly endures through all trek. You might wanna check some of your biases 'cos its making you logic fault.
You know what I said about your own bias colouring your argument? yeahhhhhhhhhhhh
I’m not religious. I’m utterly, completely atheistic. I don’t believe in shit. To the point where I view the hysterical prosetylisation of atheism the same way I view hysterical prosetylisation of any religion. It bores me. It’s idiotic and incredibly solipsistic.
The way you’re acting right now ironically, is exactly how you’re claiming Pike praying in a moment of personal desperation and distress is. Worse, actually, because at least trek framed it like a casual agnostic going “well I can’t do shit here, maybe prayer would work”
NO ONE in starfleet has endorsed religion, ok maybe DS9 gets grey area-ing with the whole emissary thing, but where are you getting all these straw men from. What orifice are you pulling them out of. It can’t be comfortable having them all up there.
Edit: hahahah rewriting your comments dude? Really? Stand by your words.