I don't think "smug atheists" was directed at all atheists, but as an agnostic I find there does tend to be an overbearing righteous to some atheists... as if anyone who does believe in a bearded space guy or any deity is a moron. Religion does serve a purpose and a need (why are there so many religions if it didn't?)…

Yeah the Nostromo wins for least aerodynamic I think.

The Defiant was quite badass as well. The Millenium Falcon of DS9. Heh, can't resist posting this vid, always amuses me.

It's like a pulse rifle with sharp sticks attached. :)

Also the least aerodynamic I can think of: USS Sulaco.

I like how they look like insects.

I like Y wings for the B1 bomber look. So many to pick from... the Falcon and Cylon Raiders would be up there too.

I took a class in college "Religion in Modern Literature" from a pretty amazing professor who's premise was essentially that... in a secular society, archaic religious modes of meaning were more poignantly expressed through the arts. Considering many atheists are also rational Enlightenment scientists, it's important…

+1

from Sir Ian's Twitter.

Why does that look like a re-purposed commemorative Highway to Heaven coin... starring TV's Michael Landon?

It's due to Nolan that everyone wants generic dark and gritty. Except he almost got it right making a neo-noir (Burton, for it's faults, was far more '20s/'30s hued) Gotham in Batman Begins. You need to follow Timm's animated Superman and go for a 40's hued Metropolis... something like The Incredibles. I'm betting…

I'd love a Superman film set in the 40s. With Jennifer Jason Leigh as Lois.

You can add Gotu Kola, DMAE, and Phosphatidylserine to your list. Note most "brain supplements" cause insomnia or essentially wake you up. Not good bedtime snacks.

Plus Klingons... it doesn't get more epic than that.

Up until then it seemed like DS9 was some far flung outpost Starfleet occasionally paid attention to, and then suddenly it was the lynchpin to the whole Alpha quadrant. I still think S5 was the strongest, and it was a great way to go out with a "holy shit".

Up til then the Dominion was just weasling around and that final scene = "It is ON!"

True, but seeing an actual Starfleet made me go this.

I'd say this ranks up there.