Many are familiar with Jehovah’s Witnesses and other brands of zealous door to door evangelism. Aside from their recruitment practices, Jehovah’s Witnesses are most well known for their refusal to accept blood transfusions. Their beliefs interpret that ‘life’, or the soul, is in the blood. Modern blood transfusions have saved numerous lives, but are they … More Lifeblood, TAS: S1E6 “The Survivor”
Of all the schools of thought which paint the landscape of psychology as a field, few command as much internet attention as personality theory. Whether your unique existential experience happens to be identical to that of a Disney princess, or if it can be summarized by a series of letters flanking a sliding scale, your … More Overexposure, TNG: S1E3 “The Naked Now”
A popular psychological theory suggests that we possess five major aspects of personality, which shape our character depending on the relative strength and weakness of each. These traits (openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism) are not meant to function independently, but the Star Trek episode ‘The Enemy Within’ does just that. After beaming aboard the … More Authoritarian Assumptions, TOS: S1E5 “The Enemy Within”
Hopeless Trekkie 