But there is no correlation between the situation on ds9 concerning the prophets and the wormhole aliens argument and the science vs 'religion in schools' argument in the real world. The difference is there is no god which science 'misperceives' as an alien being. There is no evidence or reason to believe in a god or any deity as an actuality beyond the imaginings of people. Science and religion aren't on a level playing field. Religion is make believe. Science is a process of verifying and understanding reality and aspects there of. Religion is invented like a child might invent a friend when they don't have one. So this episode misrepresents the dynamics of the actual argument as it stands in reality. This fact makes me give it less stars. Had they exemplified this point I would give more stars. This series is one of the best ever of it sort btw.