Did Syrran’s teachings change the accepted spiritual and philosophical ideology of mainstream Vulcans society? ENT had the unique position of being a prequel to TOS. It at first presented mind-melds as a deviant act that was socially unacceptable. Moving into the 23rd century of TOS and the movies (I’m going on recall right now), the deviance seemed to have gone away. However the dangers of mind-melds held true even by the time of VOY. When ENT reached the three parter of “The Forge”, “Awakening” and “Kir’Shara”, the story specifically focused on katras.

It feels like the direction ENT was pointed, the people in charge of the big lore wanted to flip what we knew about Vulcan society. One of the major conflicts over the course of the series was the Earth-Vulcan relationship. Of course this was rooted in the Federation arch.

To clarify my question: did the rebellious teachings of a cult (T’Pol specifically calls the Syrrannites a “violent cult”), become the accepted beliefs over a century?

  • MalikMuaddibSoong@startrek.websiteEnglish
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    1 day ago

    Yes, we see TPol reading the new rediscovered teachings of Surak, demonstrating the spread in new ideas

    We also see the Vulcan ambassador standup for being a “deviant” and ultimately prevail, demonstrating a shift in attitudes.

    The Vulcan arc was one of the most strangely satisfying because:

    • It begins strong in the first 5 episodes or so (until Trip gives Tpol pecan pie)
    • Goes into the back burner for 2.5 seasons, except for random jabs at the Vulcan High Command
    • Goes into overdrive in S4 and shows us how these Vulcans become the ones we’ve come to know.