GorunNova Posted May 28, 2005 Share Posted May 28, 2005 ... maybe Q knew what he was doing, and was actually acting in a benevolent way (indirectly and obtusely, of course)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piepie Posted May 28, 2005 Author Share Posted May 28, 2005 Q (sometimes combined with his superiors in the Q continuum) represents the divine trickster archetype - apparently malevolent but (almost) always working for a benevolent goal, even if it's not directly apparent - almost always expanding the subject's horizons and instilling wisdom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VonHelton Posted May 28, 2005 Share Posted May 28, 2005 Q (sometimes combined with his superiors in the Q continuum) represents the divine trickster archetype - apparently malevolent but (almost) always working for a benevolent goal' date=' even if it's not directly apparent - almost always expanding the subject's horizons and instilling wisdom.[/quote'] The Norse God Loki..... :thinking: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piepie Posted May 28, 2005 Author Share Posted May 28, 2005 In essence, yeah, and probably Mephisto from Faust too, but I haven't read that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcant Posted May 28, 2005 Share Posted May 28, 2005 Q (sometimes combined with his superiors in the Q continuum) represents the divine trickster archetype - apparently malevolent but (almost) always working for a benevolent goal' date=' even if it's not directly apparent - almost always expanding the subject's horizons and instilling wisdom.[/quote'] The Norse God Loki..... :thinking: I'm pretty certain the North American Indians had a similar trickster god as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GorunNova Posted May 29, 2005 Share Posted May 29, 2005 Most polytheistic religions typically have their trickster in there somewhere ^^ *sigh*... That's why I dislike the monotheistic religions so much, I think. They take themselves WAY too seriously. I think Mephisto was a bit more manevolant than a typical 'Loki' type being... but I haven't read Faust, so I really don't know. (added to my to-read list) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piepie Posted May 29, 2005 Author Share Posted May 29, 2005 I haven't read it either. I'd imagine it would be one of the free books on guttenburg.com though. I think God, or whoever is the boss diety, intervenes in Faust when he repents what he's done - kinda like how Q fixes things when Picard backs down. That's what I mean by Q -and- his continuum in some episodes - in some he goes totally overboard and the continuum has to clear things up, but if you treat the continuum as the other aspect of Q's self, it fits in line with the Divine Trickster. Tapestry, Hide and Q, and All Good things are good examples of Q's "end out weighs the mean" benevolence. Tapestry is probably my favourite episode, actually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maverick Posted June 5, 2005 Share Posted June 5, 2005 how bout naked trek? the possibilities are endless. ensign chesty, you didnt tell me your species had boobs all over their bodies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jawa Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 how bout naked trek? the possibilities are endless. ensign chesty, you didnt tell me your species had boobs all over their bodies. Well you can't do that the klingons would be pissed (there is a reason they are so aggresive), they are allready acting out like hell because of there relativly small "Organs". I'd stick with Borg-Chimps or something. hey that gives me an idea, the borg come to earth to assimilate chimps... Ehh?? :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFMF Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 how bout naked trek? the possibilities are endless. ensign chesty, you didnt tell me your species had boobs all over their bodies. Well you can't do that the klingons would be pissed (there is a reason they are so aggresive), they are allready acting out like hell because of there relativly small "Organs". I'd stick with Borg-Chimps or something. hey that gives me an idea, the borg come to earth to assimilate chimps... Ehh?? :p No - Assimilate the Apes - Apes get smarter - take over the world - Planet of the Apes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daffydk Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 how bout naked trek? the possibilities are endless. ensign chesty, you didnt tell me your species had boobs all over their bodies. Well you can't do that the klingons would be pissed (there is a reason they are so aggresive), they are allready acting out like hell because of there relativly small "Organs". I'd stick with Borg-Chimps or something. hey that gives me an idea, the borg come to earth to assimilate chimps... Ehh?? :p No - Assimilate the Apes - Apes get smarter - take over the world - Planet of the Apes Thats a very scary thought. Maybe we should take pre-emptive action against them. ;) j.k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GorunNova Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 hey that gives me an idea, the borg come to earth to assimilate chimps... Ehh?? :p "Captain! An Ook bananaship is approaching! What should we do?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jawa Posted June 9, 2005 Share Posted June 9, 2005 "Captain! An Ook bananaship is approaching! What should we do?" Fire the ice-cream and hope the space babies eat the banana split, damn Apes!! :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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