Yes, I like Star Trek. I could have chosen Star Trek Insurrection and give a discussiong about how a future society on another planet can reject technology, but I’m assuming it has to involve technology and what our future looks like…

Star Trek II shows us the society that the Federation has created. It shows us weapons, teleporters, and spaceships. But the most meaningful piece of technology is the one that is the main focus of the movie: the Genesis Project. Designed by Kirk’s ex-girlfriend, this “weapon” is actually life. Life can be created out of nothing. Plants, animals, fruit, etc. can be created and formed on a deserted planet. The Genesis project shows us how in the future, we can be God basically. We can choose to create life on any planet, and we can choose how we envision new life.

At the same time, the project shows us the desperation and evil. In the movie, Khan wanted the Genesis project. It is seen as a way of revenge after being left on Ceti Alpha V, and the destruction of Ceti Alpha VI caused Ceti Alpha V to become a barren wasteland. It was established in the show that Khan, was a powerful, alpha male conqueror from 90s who was deposed of and hunted down to remove the alpha males. With the Genesis project, he would be capable of becoming a conqueror once more, and expanding his race of superior human beings. However, in the movie, he took the device into a nebula. With the device in the nebula, the Genesis Project became a weapon and became a threat to the Enterprise. As a result, the device changed from a way to create life, to a way life can be destroyed.

In the end, the Genesis Project reflects how society would react to this device. Some will want to create  life on barren land and promote a new place to life. But, some will use it to create their version of life that is cruel, or use it to destroy life..