I've seen interpretations played out on shows like 'Star Trek'. There's that desire for 'uniqueness' again. At the same time, if it is so popular a theory that everyone knows about it through cultural icons like Star Trek, then we ought to think seriously about what deep seated human need is being expressed. So there is a desire to peek into those alternatives. I guess all fiction is based on that exploratory technique, but then it is filtered and only certain alternatives are seriously entertained.
Most fiction is built around the human desire to speak about what ought to be.
It is meant to be instructive. So all in all, it looks unattractive as theological fodder.