Likely you are curious about what it teaches, but perhaps you are also cautious. Setting aside the noteworthy sexuality of the Edo they seem unrealistically innocent.The Bible makes many promises and offers much advice. I actually find the general sense of equity and goodwill of the Edo toward one another and strangers to be quite similar to my idea of paradise. NO! I do not think Jehovah's paradise will resemble this depiction in any way, shape or form Not sure I would call a society that has such lose morals and unforgiving strict law a "paradise" and due to that spot being "off limits" at that particular time (it had not been off-limits earlier because you see some guys placing the barricade) he was supposed to be put to death.
and he barricade had been placed right in the wayĪlso, none of the Edo seemed to be interested or worried if he got hurt when he fell - only that he landed in an "off limits" space. He was not in trouble because he broke or damaged anything - only because he passed the barricade. The boy accidentally fell across the barricade. It seems the Edo had a movable low barracuda they randomly placed with the idea that, where this barricade is sitting is off limits. The teenager did not actually do anything that would be considered "wrong" in most cultures. Some additional thoughts about this "paradise" But even in Paradise we can still see room for the second death. They have no law ( With no Law there is no Sin ) it’s very hard to imagine our paradise as being in this one way similar. As to their sexual politics ( referred to by Counselor Troy as “ healthy sensuality “ ). Their world is park like ( kind of like a Bethel in summer). Their transportation seems to be only running as a group ( which they enjoy). But one thing I find comparable is that the Edo seem to be in tune with their environment. Their law is simple just as all other aspects of their lives appear to be. An immature species both by comparison to the federation crew and to how I would view is in our form of paradise. The Edo people seem quite childlike and even a bit innocent in all their actions. The only superficial comparison is that both the planet and the Paradise are described as an idyllic looking park.įor those who wish to participate but are unfamiliar with Star Trek: The Next Generation, here is a summary. I'm going to go out on a very, very short limb and say the comparison if flawed on the surface. We have different laws in the United States, for example, and not all broken laws and rules are considered criminal. Yes, it's against the law to accidentally not stop at a stop sign, but it's also not a criminal offense. Their laws also distort justice in treating each infraction as a crime.
The fact that even the smallest infraction, an accident, was punishable by death shows a callous view of life. Accidents (which may actually still happen in the Paradise) were viewed as worthy of death. the Edo were a hedonistic people who would have immoral sex like we would go for a walk. This is the basis of the plot for the episode. Edo justice required that this teen age child be put to death for his crime. The child of one of the heroes tripped and fell into a glass greenhouse, trampled some flowers, which was against the law. The person or people living on the space station care for the Edo on the planet below as a parent cares for children. The Edo people worship this as their god. High above the planet is an invisible or semi-invisible space station. Yes, each and every individual guilty of breaking even the smallest law is executed. In contrast to this relaxed attitude, the Edo people only have one type of penalty for the breaking of any law no matter how small that infraction is - death. The people are very friendly and flirtatious in an overly-friendly manner. The heroes find a paradisiacal planet and the native people are called the Edo.