The 7 Deadly Sins of Religion in Science Fiction

[brianblackberry]

I know many of my friends here are writers, interested in becoming writers, and/or interested in Science Fiction. I found this interesting article called the "The 7 Deadly Sins of Religion in Science Fiction". It acknowledges that religion is indeed a large part of many Science-Fiction stories and by being so, makes the genre richer and more interesting. The author though argues there are seven large mistakes when it comes to incorporating religion into Sci-Fi.

The seven in short are listed as follows:

1. The cargo cult


2. The cheap Jesus


3. The dumb space gods


4. The all-purpose patch for lazy writing


5. Simplistic religion vs. science battles


6. Simplistic science-bashing in the name of religion


7. New-agey-ness <-- Yes, I hate this so much

Anyway, he goes into detail on each of these. I am curious to hear your opinions as writers, especially any writers who work in or dabble in Science Fiction. What do you think?