Human religion Human religion refers to any system of associated beliefs held by a Human about one or more supernatural deities , often involving rituals and codes of ethics . While many such belief structures developed naturally , others were influenced by extra terrestrial influences over time . Despite the formation of numerous religion s on Earth during recorded history , no single religion predominated the entire Human culture . In the 23rd century , some Federation starship s included a nondenominational chapel where wedding s and funeral s could be held . ( ) Both mono - and polytheistic beliefs and traditions existed in the 23rd century . Lara , a 23rd century Human , used the expression : " " In the name of the seven Gods ! " " ( ) Kirk however has stated that , " " mankind has no need for Gods . We find the one quite adequate . " " ( ) Appendices . Background information . Religion in " Star Trek " . Gene Roddenberry himself is said to have rejected the idea of religion lasting into Humanity ' s future . Ronald D . Moore commented regarding the fate of specific religions in " Trek " history : " " Gene felt very strongly that all of our contemporary Earth religions would be gone by the 23rd century , and while few of us around here actually share that opinion , we feel that we should leave this part of the " Trek " universe alone . " " " " It was a core tenet of Gene ' s " Trek " . " " Brannon Braga said that " " In Gene Roddenberry ' s imagining of the future [ . . . ] religion is completely gone . Not a single Human being on Earth believes in any of the nonsense that has plagued our civilization for thousands of years . This was an important part of Roddenberry ' s mythology . He , himself , was a secular humanist and made it well - known to writers of " Star Trek " and " " that religion and superstition and mystical thinking were not to be part of his universe . On Roddenberry ' s future Earth , everyone is an atheist . And that world is the better for it . " " Still , the series has never officially stated that religion is totally dead among Humanity or that any religion has died out more that it has taken a back seat to scientific belief . For example , Kirk seems to declare himself ( or at least some Humans ) as monotheist by saying " " Mankind has no need for gods . We find the one quite adequate . " " ( ) And Kasidy Yates mentioned that her mother would want her daughter to be married by a minister . ( ) When Captain Picard was in the Nexus , he found himself with a family celebrating Christmas , despite Picard ' s open disagreement with religious belief ( however , Christmas is often a completely secular holiday ) . ( ) Though perhaps a personal view , doctor Leonard McCoy referenced the biblical story of genesis as nothing more than mythology : " " According to myth , the Earth was created in six days . Now , watch out ! Here comes Genesis ! We ' ll do it for you in six minutes ! " " However , the various post - TNG series seem to imply that most Humans , like Captain Picard , have embraced a form of " secular Humanism . " In the TNG Episode , Picard fears that Human interference has " set back " a preindustrial race to an age of religious belief . And with the notable exception of , religion is generally portrayed as the result of ignorance , fraud by alien influences , or both . In the " Deep Space Nine " episode , Captain Sisko ' s father Joseph Sisko quotes from the Bible , implying that he is at least familiar with it ( Benjamin Sisko notes that he had never heard his father quote the Bible before ) . In some ways the original series acknowledged Human religion in Starfleet more directly , as weddings and funerals took place in a designated ship ' s chapel . In " Star Trek : The Next Generation " , , and , such ceremonies took place in mess halls , recreation areas like Ten Forward , and / or photon torpedo launch bays . In and , wake s are featured . Some subtle religious themes have taken place in the early . For example , Montgomery Scott plays the Christian hymn " Amazing Grace " on his bagpipes during the funeral for Spock in the concluding scenes of . In the episode , Dr . Phlox says he has taken Holy Mass in Saint Peter ' s Square in Rome and visited a Buddhist monastery in Tibet . This indicates that several faiths are still alive and practiced .