the world could benefit from a great many more revisiting (or first encountering) s1 e19 of star trek deep space nine.

pertinent notions for many... in several parts of the episode.

this one especially caught my attention and enthusiasm (my emphasis)...

jake: ... all the stuff about the celestial temple and the wormhole, it's dumb.
ben: :) no it's not. :) you've got to realise something jake, for over 50 years, the 1 thing that allowed the bajorans to survive the cardasian occupation was their faith. the prophets were their only source of hope, and courage.

jake: but there were no prophets, they were just aliens you found in the wormhole.
ben: to those aliens, the future's no more difficult to see than the past. why shouldn't they be considered prophets?
jake: are you serious? e_O
ben: my point is, it's a matter of interpretation. it may not be what you believe, but that doesn't make it wrong. if you start to think that way, you'll be acting just like vedek wynn, only from the other side.
jake: *nods*
ben; we cant afford to think that way, jake. we'd lose everything we've worked for here.

jake: you're worried, arentchya...
ben: *nods*
jake: what are you going to do?
ben: i'm not sure. but i've got to find some help.

#startrek #deepspacenine #ds9 #salve #mendwards #healtheworld #healtherift #depolarise #demonopolise #deopposamise #opposames #cutthroughthebullshit

"...if you start to think that way, you'll be acting just like vedek wynn, only from the other side."