I probably ought to admit that, when I first came across it twenty minutes or so ago, my gut reaction was to comment “Surely by the twenty-forth century, humanity will have outgrown such bullshit.” It was a Steve Shives video, purportedly about the presence of chaplains in Starfleet. Groggy as I was, the notion that religion could have any place in the future presented to us in Star Trek, or that any fan could be arrogant enough to try to insert their religion into it, was enough to send me into spasms of fury. But then I actually clicked on the link, and what I found myself watching was an outstanding piece of satire: funny, witty, yet perceptive. In it, Shives is essentially pointing out that, if religious figures existed in Starfleet, they would be defunct to the point that they would be aware of their total irrelevance, yet would probably be acting as if they still had something to contribute to society. It’s a great, well acted, well written monologue, definitely worth a watch. It’s also another example of how sophisticated this type of fan art is becoming.