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| Caption: | "God"-image from Star Trek V. |
| Actor: | George Murdock |
A god is a supernatural being, worshipped by individuals and usually perceived as enormously powerful, and charged with responsibility for some aspect of nature or creation.
Gods range from those with names and specific portfolios to the omnipotent God of the Abrahamic faiths (Christianity, Judaism, and Islam), to spirits believed extant within aspects of nature (paganism of various sorts), to powerful alien beings. Often, one being's god is another being's myth.
Sometimes, one being's god is merely another being's powerful alien, as was the case of many of the Gods worshipped on Earth. This was the case with Apollo and Kulkukan. Most non-Bajorans view the Prophets as powerful beings (usually calling them wormhole aliens) and not as gods, but to the Bajorans they are gods.
Most benign Gods have malign counterparts. One of Earth's Gods, for example, had a counterpart known as the Devil. Similarily, the Bajoran's malign counterpart to the Prophets were known as the the Pah-wraiths.
In 2287, Sybok began the final leg in his quest to find God, whom he believed was located at Sha Ka Ree in the galactic core. It is however discovered that Sybok's god, though seemingly well versed in the Gods of the Universe, was in fact a malevolent entity who, himself, was on a quest to obtain a starship and leave his confinement. (Star Trek V: The Final Frontier)
Q would at claim to Picard that he was in fact God, when Picard was having a near death experience after a near-fatal wounding. Despite Q's admitedly all-powerful nature within our plane of existence, Picard retorted, "Q I refuse to believe that I am dead and that you are God...the Universe is not so poorly designed!" (TNG: "Tapestry")
References
- TOS: "Who Mourns for Adonais?"
- TAS: "How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth"
- Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
- TNG: "Justice"
- TNG: "Who Watches the Watchers?"
- DS9: "Emissary"
- DS9: "Q-Less"
- The God-image from "The Final Frontier" was portrayed by actor George Murdock.