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For most people, religion is nothing more than a substitute for a malfunctioning brain. if people need religion, ignore them and maybe they will ignore you, and you can go on with your life. it wasn't until i was beginning to do star trek that the subject of religion arose. what brought it up was that people were saying that i would have a chaplain on board the enterprise. i replied, "no, we don't.

-Gene Roddenberry

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For Most People, Religion Is Nothing More

Gene Roddenberry

For most people, religion is nothing more than a substitute for a malfunctioning brain. if people need religion, ignore them and maybe they will ignore you, and you can go on with your life. it wasn't until i was beginning to do star trek that the subject of religion arose. what brought it up was that people were saying that i would have a chaplain on board the enterprise. i replied, "no, we don't.

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