tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400152815785368447.post9053874564309726849..comments2024-03-15T07:28:47.064-05:00Comments on Treknobabble: Deep Space Nine, Season 3: DestinyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400152815785368447.post-50481830716730398372018-07-12T03:36:00.042-05:002018-07-12T03:36:00.042-05:00Kevin seems pretty taken aback at the idea of what...Kevin seems pretty taken aback at the idea of what the point of prophecy is. I feel like the point of it is obvious: the ability to claim omniscience or other ability in order to grab power. If I can claim to have been able to see the future, and point out to you how I saw past future events (now in the past) presumably you're going to listen to me. <br /><br />Which actually could've been a really neat Bajoran episode of DS9. IIRC, the prophecies of the Bajoran religion were all created by the various orbs and canonically were factual to at least some extent. I don't recall an episode where someone was trying to put forth bogus prophecies as a power grab. I think there are some episodes that come close, but I don't think any episode actually hit on that specifically. Or maybe if that wasn't possible once we actually found the prophets (during DS9's run), maybe an examination of a historical figure who had done so? Especially if Kira found that, and then had to consider whether to tell the rest of Bajor that this revered historical figure was a liar. Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12892367633984292438noreply@blogger.com