As badass as this bit of Klingon mythology may be, I’m not sure I see the relevance to rationalism. If I understand correctly, then what was considered “more trouble than they were worth” were the actual, really existing gods themselves, and not the Klingons’ belief in imagined gods.
I was thinking in terms of moral realism and appropriate ambition rather than atheism or epistemology. The right response to a tyrannical or dangerous deity is to find a way to get rid of it if possible, rather than coming up with reasons why it’s not really so bad.
“Our gods are dead. Ancient Klingon warriors slew them a millenia ago; they were more trouble than they were worth.”
Lt. Cmdr. Worf, regarding Klingon beliefs
As badass as this bit of Klingon mythology may be, I’m not sure I see the relevance to rationalism. If I understand correctly, then what was considered “more trouble than they were worth” were the actual, really existing gods themselves, and not the Klingons’ belief in imagined gods.
I was thinking in terms of moral realism and appropriate ambition rather than atheism or epistemology. The right response to a tyrannical or dangerous deity is to find a way to get rid of it if possible, rather than coming up with reasons why it’s not really so bad.
Ah, I see. I hadn’t thought of it that way.
Upvoted.