Cylon Religion: Difference between revisions

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Template:Cylons Series Cylons follow a monotheistic religion, distinct from the polytheistic religion of their human creators (Miniseries).

Sources

Our knowledge of Cylon beliefs comes from four principle sources:

A copy of Number Six engaged in an affair with Gaius Baltar who was killed on the day of the Cylon Attack
The Caprica copy of Sharon Valerii
Two copies of Leoben Conoy, found on Ragnar Anchorage and the Gemenon Traveler
A creature appearing to Baltar as a copy of Number Six, who claims to be an "Angel of God".

Each of these should be taken with a considerable grain of salt. The first two are probably the most trustworthy. Conoy frequently mixes truth and lies, and his statements tend to be fairly ambiguous anyway. The "Angel of God" nature has not yet been clearly elucidated, and she has disclaimed direct allegiance with Cylons at least once.

Attitude toward other faiths

Cylons view the worship of multiple gods as blasphemeous against their God (Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I). The Cylons seem to know the scriptures of the human religion very well, but do not believe them to be literally true (Home, Part I). They acknowlege the historicity of the Lords of Kobol without accepting their divinity.

It seems that they worship a supernatural being beyond creation, something that wishes for all to believe in it and love it, human and Cylon alike.

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-Cylons follow a monotheistic religion of their own devising, distinct from the [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies| polytheistic religion]] of their human creators ([[Miniseries]]).  Cylons view the worship of multiple gods as blasphemeous against their God ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]).  The Cylons seem to know the scriptures of the human religion very well, but do not believe them to be literally true ([[Home, Part I]]).
+Cylons follow a monotheistic religion, distinct from the [[Religion in the Twelve Colonies| polytheistic religion]] of their human creators ([[Miniseries]]).
+==Sources==
+Our knowledge of Cylon beliefs comes from four principle sources:
+#A copy of [[Number Six]] engaged in an affair with [[Gaius Baltar]] who was killed on the day of the [[Cylon Attack]]
+#The Caprica copy of [[Sharon Valerii]]
+#Two copies of [[Leoben Conoy]], found on [[Ragnar Anchorage]] and the [[Gemenon Traveler]]
+#A creature appearing to Baltar as a copy of Number Six, who claims to be an "Angel of God".
+Each of these should be taken with a considerable grain of salt. The first two are probably the most trustworthy. Conoy frequently mixes truth and lies, and his statements tend to be fairly ambiguous anyway. The "Angel of God" nature has not yet been clearly elucidated, and she has disclaimed direct allegiance with Cylons at least once.
+==Attitude toward other faiths==
+Cylons view the worship of multiple gods as blasphemeous against their God ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]). The Cylons seem to know the scriptures of the human religion very well, but do not believe them to be literally true ([[Home, Part I]]). They acknowlege the historicity of the [[Lords of Kobol]] without accepting their divinity.
 It seems that they worship a supernatural being beyond creation, something that wishes for all to believe in it and love it, human and Cylon alike.