heresy theme
A church or religious organization clamps down on people who hold a belief or theory that is strongly at variance with established beliefs or customs.
Examples
The EMCOM mainframe computer master program coerced its programs to renounce their belief in the the existence "Users" (i.e. the humans software engineers who coded them) in "Tron" (1982).
9 total · 5 major · 4 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ent3x12 | major | Triannon religious zealots persecuted heretics. |
| movie: Flatland: The Movie (2007) | major | In Flatland, it was heretical to maintain the existence of a third spatial dimension, and Arthur was sentenced to death when he did so in public. |
| movie: Planet of the Apes (1968) | major | Zira and Cornelius were indited as heretics for their view on simian evolution. |
| movie: Tron (1982) | major | It was heresy to believe in the existence of "Users" (i.e. beings outside the computer). |
| voy3x23 | major | Forra Gegen was prosecuted for heresy. |
| apuleius180tgab9 | minor | The priests were accused of sacrilege. |
| novel: Journey to the Center of the Earth (1867) | minor | Arne Saknussemm was persecuted for heresy in 1573 and his books burned. |
| shortstory: The Man who Saw the Future (1930) | minor | Henri Lothiere was brought before the Inquisitor on charges of sorcery and blasphemy. |
| writing: Inferno (1320) | minor | Heretics were punished in the sixth circle of Hell. |