science as magic to the primitive theme
It is illustrated how people of a less advanced culture may perceive the science and technology of a more advanced culture as being, for all intents and purposes, magic. It is something outside the primitives' understanding of the world.
26 total · 3 choice · 7 major · 16 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| tng3x04 | choice | Mintakans feigned Picard a god |
| tng4x13 | choice | Ventaxian :: Ardra's parlor tricks were assumed to be the work of the devil by the Ventaxians |
| tos2x01 | choice | the transmuter made for a world that was indistinguishable from magic |
| bbf2x03 | major | technomages used science but it seemed like magic |
| movie: Iceman (1984) | major | Among other thing, the prehistoric man presumed that a helicopter was a trickster god from his mythology. |
| movie: Star Knight (1985) | major | The inhabitants of a Medieval-era territory believed an alien spaceship to be a dragon, and its occupant either an angel or devil depending on the person. |
| movie: Unidentified Flying Oddball (1979) | major | Tom bedazzled the people of Camelot with his various space age gizmos. |
| tz1985e1x17b | major | Matthew first thought that future humans were primitive Luddites but found that their technology was a sort of telepathy magic involving astral bodies. |
| voy3x05 | major | Arridor and Kol use advanced technology to trick a Bronze Age people into thinking them gods |
| voy6x22 | major | B'Elanna's technology to Kelis' people |