Romance, mystery and fantasy dominate bookstores, movie theaters and streaming services. People love to see an improbable couple overcome countless obstacles to be together. Mystery taunts the natural curiosity driving people to grow and succeed. And fantasy allows people to go beyond the world as we know it.
Gene Roddenberry gave us a “Wagon Train to the stars,” then used his vessel to mirror human flaws disguised in the skins of alien worlds. If and when our fallen race crosses the great expanse to find new civilizations, will we carry with us the moral convictions living on Starship Enterprise? Or will a darkness in our souls pollute the cultures we find?