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| − | In the [[Abrahamic faiths]] of [[Earth]], the devil was a being who tempted [[Humans]] to commit evil deeds.<ref name="TOS00"/> The term was also used as a mild curse.<ref name="TOS00"/><ref name="TOS02"/> | + | In the [[Abrahamic faiths]] of [[Earth]], the devil was a being who tempted [[Humans]] to commit evil deeds.<ref name="TOS00"/> The term was also used as a mild curse.<ref name="TOS00"/><ref name="TOS02"/> The devil had many names, including Satan<ref name="TOS07"/> and Lucifer, who was featured as a character in [[Milton, John|John Milton]]'s ''[[Paradise Lost]].'' [[Singh, Khan Noonien|Khan Noonien Singh]] referred to the book when facing exile to [[Ceti Alpha V]]; in the book, Lucifer stated, "It is better to reign in [[Hell]] than to serve in [[Heaven]]."<ref name="TOS24"/> [[Kirk, James T.|Kirk]] once compared [[Spock]] to the devil in an attempt to provoke an emotional reaction from the [[Vulcans|Vulcan]], who was under the influence of [[pod plants|alien]] [[spores]].<ref name="TOS25"/> |
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Revision as of 06:28, 4 March 2022
In the Abrahamic faiths of Earth, the devil was a being who tempted Humans to commit evil deeds.[1] The term was also used as a mild curse.[1][2] The devil had many names, including Satan[3] and Lucifer, who was featured as a character in John Milton's Paradise Lost. Khan Noonien Singh referred to the book when facing exile to Ceti Alpha V; in the book, Lucifer stated, "It is better to reign in Hell than to serve in Heaven."[4] Kirk once compared Spock to the devil in an attempt to provoke an emotional reaction from the Vulcan, who was under the influence of alien spores.[5]
Notes and References
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- ↑ Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "Where No Man Has Gone Before". Star Trek, season 1, episode 3 (Production number 02). Directed by James Goldstone. Written by Samuel A. Peeples. Desilu Productions. 22 September 1966.
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedTOS24 - ↑ Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "This Side of Paradise." Star Trek, Season 1, Episode 24 (Production 25). Directed by Ralph Senensky. Story by Nathan Butler. Teleplay by Nathan Butler & D.C. Fontana. Desilu Productions, 2 March 1967.
