Rainn Wilson

Humanity has succeeded and thrived and overcome its past divisions.

There is, I don't want to get anyone upset.

There is a one world government.

So a lot of people are like,

oh, there's one world government.

Like, well, Star Trek, pretty successful.

Federation, one world government.

I'm all for it.

But we've overcome racism.

We've overcome sexism.

There's no more income inequality, right?

Technology has allowed us to have, what do they call it?

The little things where you can make a bowl of soup or you can, the replicator, and you can like get anything out of it.

So they've,

technology has taken us to a point where then humanity is able to seek out new life and new civilizations and spread technology and peace and connection throughout the universe and be filled with wonder and whatnot.

And I don't think Gene Roddenberry intended the show to be spiritual.

I think it was about the wonders of technology from the 60s and 70s.

But

Really, humanity has matured, right?

And even when you get to Star Trek The Next Generation, there's no conflict anymore.