Q appearing as "God".
A god is a supernatural being that is thought to be extremely powerful and worshiped as part of a religious belief system.
On Bajor, the Prophets are worshiped as gods by the bulk of the populace. A smaller group worship the Pah-wraiths, the exiled enemies of the Prophets, as the true gods of Bajor. Others, especially some of those Bajorans born off-world during the Cardassian Occupation of Bajor, prefer only a secular, non-religious interpretation of the Prophets. (DS9: "Emissary", "Covenant", DS9 novels: Avatar, Milennium)
There have been numerous religious beliefs in Human history that have worshiped either numerous gods (polytheism) or one single all-powerful God (monotheism).
The Jem'Hadar and Vorta worshiped the Founders as gods due to genetic programming planted by the Founders themselves. (DS9: "Hippocratic Oath", "To the Death", "Tears of the Prophets")
On several occasions the being known as Q has made appearances as "God". (TNG: "Tapestry")
The Muslim name for God is "Allah" (Star Trek: Laughing Sawfish).
The Hydran religion worshiped a large variety of gods. (TOS video games: Starfleet Command (game), Starfleet Command Volume II: Empires at War, RIS Bouteina, Star Trek: The Stoneship Files: "Cruchitude Dump")
Deities[]
Hydran deities[]
External links[]
- God article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
- God article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.