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	{{disline\|"You know it doesn't like that name!" - [[Messengers#Messenger Baltar\|Messenger Baltar]], "[[Daybreak, Part II]]"}}		{{disline\|"You know it doesn't like that name!" - [[Messengers#Messenger Baltar\|Messenger Baltar]], "[[Daybreak, Part II]]"}}

	[[~~Image~~:Bscap059.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|"I am an instrument of God" - Gaius Baltar.]]		[[File:Bscap059.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|"I am an instrument of God" - Gaius Baltar.]]

	'''God''' (sometimes referred to as '''The One True God''' or the '''Cylon God''') is the deity worshiped by a minority of humans living in the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol]] and by the [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylons]] dating back to their initial introduction into Colonial society.		'''God''' (sometimes referred to as '''The One True God''' or the '''Cylon God''') is the deity worshiped by a minority of humans living in the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol]] and by the [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylons]] dating back to their initial introduction into Colonial society.
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	===Judeo-Christian References===		===Judeo-Christian References===
	[[~~Image~~:Cylon God.jpg\|thumb\|240px\|Baltar and his Angel.]]		[[File:Cylon God.jpg\|thumb\|240px\|Baltar and his Angel.]]

	The Re-imagined Series contains few references to [[Wikipedia:Judeo-Christian\|Judeo-Christian]] concepts.		The Re-imagined Series contains few references to [[Wikipedia:Judeo-Christian\|Judeo-Christian]] concepts.

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	==Official statements==		==Official statements==
	*In an [~~http~~://www.battlestargalactica.com/outside_docs/bg_outdoc0050.htm interview with BattlestarGalactica.com on December 28th, 2005] Ron Moore was asked about fan speculation that the Cylon God may be Count Iblis in the Re-imagined Series:		*In an [https://web.archive.org/web/20060104074236/https://www.battlestargalactica.com/outside_docs/bg_outdoc0050.htm interview with BattlestarGalactica.com on December 28th, 2005] Ron Moore was asked about fan speculation that the Cylon God may be Count Iblis in the Re-imagined Series:

	: Q: "There's speculation that Count Iblis' counterpart in this series is the as-yet-unseen Cylon God. Is there any possibility that elements of the original series "War of the Gods" storyline may weave themselves into the new series?		: Q: "There's speculation that Count Iblis' counterpart in this series is the as-yet-unseen Cylon God. Is there any possibility that elements of the original series "War of the Gods" storyline may weave themselves into the new series?

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	"[[Head Six]]" demonstrates abilities and knowledge that belie rational explanation as she guides Gaius Baltar toward salvation. Following his conversion, Baltar spreads [[Cylon Religion]] to members of a [[Cult of Baltar\|cult]] which has arisen within the Fleet. At the behest of Head Six, Baltar tells his followers that there is something other than the [[Lords of Kobol]] in the universe that loves them, saying that they too can see this "singular spark that dwells in the soul of every living being" by looking deeply into themselves {{TRS\|Escape Velocity}}.		"[[Head Six]]" demonstrates abilities and knowledge that belie rational explanation as she guides Gaius Baltar toward salvation. Following his conversion, Baltar spreads [[Cylon Religion]] to members of a [[Cult of Baltar\|cult]] which has arisen within the Fleet. At the behest of Head Six, Baltar tells his followers that there is something other than the [[Lords of Kobol]] in the universe that loves them, saying that they too can see this "singular spark that dwells in the soul of every living being" by looking deeply into themselves {{TRS\|Escape Velocity}}.

	Elsewhere in the fleet, President [[Laura Roslin]], former Cylon agent {{callsign\|Athena}} and [[Caprica Six]] all begin receiving visions of an [[Opera House]]. Having himself visited the Opera House in a vision on Kobol, Baltar later recognizes the intervention of God during [[Battle of the Colony]]. Speaking directly to [[Cavil]] - a leader in the Cylons' pursuit of humanity - of his and everyone else's encounter with the miraculous, Baltar states that no one can deny that something - whether it be Gods or simply God - has guided the destinies of humanity and the Cylons {{TRS\|Daybreak, Part II}}.		Elsewhere in the fleet, President [[Laura Roslin]], former Cylon agent {{callsign\|Athena}} and [[Caprica-Six]] all begin receiving visions of an [[Opera House]]. Having himself visited the Opera House in a vision on Kobol, Baltar later recognizes the intervention of God during [[Battle of the Colony]]. Speaking directly to [[Cavil]] - a leader in the Cylons' pursuit of humanity - of his and everyone else's encounter with the miraculous, Baltar states that no one can deny that something - whether it be Gods or simply God - has guided the destinies of humanity and the Cylons {{TRS\|Daybreak, Part II}}.

	==First Hybrid==		==First Hybrid==

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	"[[Head Six]]" demonstrates abilities and knowledge that belie rational explanation as she guides Gaius Baltar toward salvation. Following his conversion, Baltar spreads [[Cylon Religion]] to members of a [[Cult of Baltar\|cult]] which has arisen within the Fleet. At the behest of Head Six, Baltar tells his followers that there is something other than the [[Lords of Kobol]] in the universe that loves them, saying that they too can see this "singular spark that dwells in the soul of every living being" by looking deeply into themselves {{TRS\|Escape Velocity}}.		"[[Head Six]]" demonstrates abilities and knowledge that belie rational explanation as she guides Gaius Baltar toward salvation. Following his conversion, Baltar spreads [[Cylon Religion]] to members of a [[Cult of Baltar\|cult]] which has arisen within the Fleet. At the behest of Head Six, Baltar tells his followers that there is something other than the [[Lords of Kobol]] in the universe that loves them, saying that they too can see this "singular spark that dwells in the soul of every living being" by looking deeply into themselves {{TRS\|Escape Velocity}}.

	Elsewhere in the fleet, President [[Laura Roslin]], former Cylon agent ~~[[Sharon Agathon]]~~ and [[Caprica Six]] all begin receiving visions of an [[Opera House]]. Having himself visited the Opera House in a vision on Kobol, Baltar later recognizes the intervention of God during [[Battle of the Colony]]. Speaking directly to [[Cavil]] - a leader in the Cylons' pursuit of humanity - of his and everyone else's encounter with the miraculous, Baltar states that no one can deny that something - whether it be Gods or simply God - has guided the destinies of humanity and the Cylons {{TRS\|Daybreak, Part II}}.		Elsewhere in the fleet, President [[Laura Roslin]], former Cylon agent {{callsign\|Athena}} and [[Caprica Six]] all begin receiving visions of an [[Opera House]]. Having himself visited the Opera House in a vision on Kobol, Baltar later recognizes the intervention of God during [[Battle of the Colony]]. Speaking directly to [[Cavil]] - a leader in the Cylons' pursuit of humanity - of his and everyone else's encounter with the miraculous, Baltar states that no one can deny that something - whether it be Gods or simply God - has guided the destinies of humanity and the Cylons {{TRS\|Daybreak, Part II}}.

	==First Hybrid==		==First Hybrid==

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	==Cylon God==		==Cylon God==
	Following the end of the war and the disappearance of the Cylons, belief in a singular god is diminished in the Twelve Colonies. Departing for [[The Colony]] with the Final Five, however, the Cylons develop their monotheistic religion, even learning more about human religion and its "false gods" than humanity itself {{~~TRSHome~~, Part I}}. Following the development of the [[Humanoid Cylons\|humanoid models]], fractures in the Cylons' belief system appear; some Cylons turning away from God and religion, others becoming devout {{TRS\|Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II\|No Exit}}.		Following the end of the war and the disappearance of the Cylons, belief in a singular god is diminished in the Twelve Colonies. Departing for [[The Colony]] with the Final Five, however, the Cylons develop their monotheistic religion, even learning more about human religion and its "false gods" than humanity itself {{TRS\|Home, Part I}}. Following the development of the [[Humanoid Cylons\|humanoid models]], fractures in the Cylons' belief system appear; some Cylons turning away from God and religion, others becoming devout {{TRS\|Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II\|No Exit}}.

	Fifty years after their departure, the Cylons return to the Twelve Worlds in an all out attack on humanity {{TRS\|Miniseries\|The Plan}}. The Cylons justify or attribute much of their actions, including the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies\|genocide of humanity]], as a requirement of their God - going so far as to describe their existence as God's retribution for humanity's many sins {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.		Fifty years after their departure, the Cylons return to the Twelve Worlds in an all out attack on humanity {{TRS\|Miniseries\|The Plan}}. The Cylons justify or attribute much of their actions, including the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies\|genocide of humanity]], as a requirement of their God - going so far as to describe their existence as God's retribution for humanity's many sins {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.

	Occupying what remains of the Colonies, the Cylons establish "[[farm]]s" where biological experiments are conducted on surviving human women in an attempt at giving the humanoid models the ability to sexually reproduce. A commandment of God to "be fruitful", the Cylons struggle with reproduction, forced to utilize organic memory transfer or [[Resurrection (RDM)\|resurrection technology]] to further their race {{~~TRSThe~~ Farm\|No Exit}}.		Occupying what remains of the Colonies, the Cylons establish "[[farm]]s" where biological experiments are conducted on surviving human women in an attempt at giving the humanoid models the ability to sexually reproduce. A commandment of God to "be fruitful", the Cylons struggle with reproduction, forced to utilize organic memory transfer or [[Resurrection (RDM)\|resurrection technology]] to further their race {{TRS\|The Farm\|No Exit}}.

	A handful of remaining Colonial vessels form a [[The Fleet (RDM)\|fleet]] led by the [[Galactica type battlestar\|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (TRS)\|Galactica]]'' and evades the Cylons for four years. Immediately upon the fleet's departure from the Colonies, miraculous events and the appearance of "[[angels]]" begin affecting many key surviving Colonials. An entity in the form of the [[Six\|sixth]] Cylon model, representing herself as an "angel of God" appears only to Doctor [[Gauis Baltar]]. This angel - seemingly sympathetic to the Cylons - urges and facilitates Baltar's conversion from atheist to believer in what Baltar derisively refers to as the "Cylon God" ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[33]]", "[[Hand of God]]", et al).		A handful of remaining Colonial vessels form a [[The Fleet (RDM)\|fleet]] led by the [[Galactica type battlestar\|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (TRS)\|Galactica]]'' and evades the Cylons for four years. Immediately upon the fleet's departure from the Colonies, miraculous events and the appearance of "[[angels]]" begin affecting many key surviving Colonials. An entity in the form of the [[Six\|sixth]] Cylon model, representing herself as an "angel of God" appears only to Doctor [[Gauis Baltar]]. This angel - seemingly sympathetic to the Cylons - urges and facilitates Baltar's conversion from atheist to believer in what Baltar derisively refers to as the "Cylon God" ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[33]]", "[[Hand of God]]", et al).

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	==Cylon God==		==Cylon God==
	Following the end of the war and the disappearance of the Cylons, belief in a singular god is diminished in the Twelve Colonies. Departing for [[The Colony]] with the Final Five, however, the Cylons develop their monotheistic religion, even learning more about human religion and its "false gods" than humanity itself \{\{TRSHome, Part I}}. Following the development of the [[Humanoid Cylons\|humanoid models]], fractures in the Cylons' belief system appear; some Cylons turning away from God and religion, others becoming devout {{TRS\|Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II\|No Exit}}.		Following the end of the war and the disappearance of the Cylons, belief in a singular god is diminished in the Twelve Colonies. Departing for [[The Colony]] with the Final Five, however, the Cylons develop their monotheistic religion, even learning more about human religion and its "false gods" than humanity itself {{TRSHome, Part I}}. Following the development of the [[Humanoid Cylons\|humanoid models]], fractures in the Cylons' belief system appear; some Cylons turning away from God and religion, others becoming devout {{TRS\|Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II\|No Exit}}.

	Fifty years after their departure, the Cylons return to the Twelve Worlds in an all out attack on humanity {{TRS\|Miniseries\|The Plan}}. The Cylons justify or attribute much of their actions, including the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies\|genocide of humanity]], as a requirement of their God - going so far as to describe their existence as God's retribution for humanity's many sins {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.		Fifty years after their departure, the Cylons return to the Twelve Worlds in an all out attack on humanity {{TRS\|Miniseries\|The Plan}}. The Cylons justify or attribute much of their actions, including the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies\|genocide of humanity]], as a requirement of their God - going so far as to describe their existence as God's retribution for humanity's many sins {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.

	Occupying what remains of the Colonies, the Cylons establish "[[farm]]s" where biological experiments are conducted on surviving human women in an attempt at giving the humanoid models the ability to sexually reproduce. A commandment of God to "be fruitful", the Cylons struggle with reproduction, forced to utilize organic memory transfer or [[Resurrection (RDM)\|resurrection technology]] to further their race \{\{TRSThe Farm\|No Exit}}.		Occupying what remains of the Colonies, the Cylons establish "[[farm]]s" where biological experiments are conducted on surviving human women in an attempt at giving the humanoid models the ability to sexually reproduce. A commandment of God to "be fruitful", the Cylons struggle with reproduction, forced to utilize organic memory transfer or [[Resurrection (RDM)\|resurrection technology]] to further their race {{TRSThe Farm\|No Exit}}.

	A handful of remaining Colonial vessels form a [[The Fleet (RDM)\|fleet]] led by the [[Galactica type battlestar\|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (TRS)\|Galactica]]'' and evades the Cylons for four years. Immediately upon the fleet's departure from the Colonies, miraculous events and the appearance of "[[angels]]" begin affecting many key surviving Colonials. An entity in the form of the [[Six\|sixth]] Cylon model, representing herself as an "angel of God" appears only to Doctor [[Gauis Baltar]]. This angel - seemingly sympathetic to the Cylons - urges and facilitates Baltar's conversion from atheist to believer in what Baltar derisively refers to as the "Cylon God" ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[33]]", "[[Hand of God]]", et al).		A handful of remaining Colonial vessels form a [[The Fleet (RDM)\|fleet]] led by the [[Galactica type battlestar\|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (TRS)\|Galactica]]'' and evades the Cylons for four years. Immediately upon the fleet's departure from the Colonies, miraculous events and the appearance of "[[angels]]" begin affecting many key surviving Colonials. An entity in the form of the [[Six\|sixth]] Cylon model, representing herself as an "angel of God" appears only to Doctor [[Gauis Baltar]]. This angel - seemingly sympathetic to the Cylons - urges and facilitates Baltar's conversion from atheist to believer in what Baltar derisively refers to as the "Cylon God" ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[33]]", "[[Hand of God]]", et al).

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	==Cylon God==		==Cylon God==
	Following the end of the war and the disappearance of the Cylons, belief in a singular god is diminished in the Twelve Colonies. Departing for [[The Colony]] with the Final Five, however, the Cylons develop their monotheistic religion, even learning more about human religion and its "false gods" than humanity itself \{\{TRSHome, Part I}}. Following the development of the [[Humanoid Cylons\|humanoid models]], fractures in the Cylons' belief system appear; some Cylons turning away from God and religion, others becoming devout {{TRS\|Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II\|No Exit\}\}.		Following the end of the war and the disappearance of the Cylons, belief in a singular god is diminished in the Twelve Colonies. Departing for [[The Colony]] with the Final Five, however, the Cylons develop their monotheistic religion, even learning more about human religion and its "false gods" than humanity itself \{\{TRSHome, Part I}}. Following the development of the [[Humanoid Cylons\|humanoid models]], fractures in the Cylons' belief system appear; some Cylons turning away from God and religion, others becoming devout {{TRS\|Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II\|No Exit}}.

	Fifty years after their departure, the Cylons return to the Twelve Worlds in an all out attack on humanity {{TRS\|Miniseries\|The Plan}}. The Cylons justify or attribute much of their actions, including the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies\|genocide of humanity]], as a requirement of their God - going so far as to describe their existence as God's retribution for humanity's many sins {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.		Fifty years after their departure, the Cylons return to the Twelve Worlds in an all out attack on humanity {{TRS\|Miniseries\|The Plan}}. The Cylons justify or attribute much of their actions, including the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies\|genocide of humanity]], as a requirement of their God - going so far as to describe their existence as God's retribution for humanity's many sins {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.

	Occupying what remains of the Colonies, the Cylons establish "[[farm]]s" where biological experiments are conducted on surviving human women in an attempt at giving the humanoid models the ability to sexually reproduce. A commandment of God to "be fruitful", the Cylons struggle with reproduction, forced to utilize organic memory transfer or [[Resurrection (RDM)\|resurrection technology]] to further their race \{\{TRSThe Farm\|No Exit\}\}.		Occupying what remains of the Colonies, the Cylons establish "[[farm]]s" where biological experiments are conducted on surviving human women in an attempt at giving the humanoid models the ability to sexually reproduce. A commandment of God to "be fruitful", the Cylons struggle with reproduction, forced to utilize organic memory transfer or [[Resurrection (RDM)\|resurrection technology]] to further their race \{\{TRSThe Farm\|No Exit}}.

	A handful of remaining Colonial vessels form a [[The Fleet (RDM)\|fleet]] led by the [[Galactica type battlestar\|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (TRS)\|Galactica]]'' and evades the Cylons for four years. Immediately upon the fleet's departure from the Colonies, miraculous events and the appearance of "[[angels]]" begin affecting many key surviving Colonials. An entity in the form of the [[Six\|sixth]] Cylon model, representing herself as an "angel of God" appears only to Doctor [[Gauis Baltar]]. This angel - seemingly sympathetic to the Cylons - urges and facilitates Baltar's conversion from atheist to believer in what Baltar derisively refers to as the "Cylon God" ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[33]]", "[[Hand of God]]", et al).		A handful of remaining Colonial vessels form a [[The Fleet (RDM)\|fleet]] led by the [[Galactica type battlestar\|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (TRS)\|Galactica]]'' and evades the Cylons for four years. Immediately upon the fleet's departure from the Colonies, miraculous events and the appearance of "[[angels]]" begin affecting many key surviving Colonials. An entity in the form of the [[Six\|sixth]] Cylon model, representing herself as an "angel of God" appears only to Doctor [[Gauis Baltar]]. This angel - seemingly sympathetic to the Cylons - urges and facilitates Baltar's conversion from atheist to believer in what Baltar derisively refers to as the "Cylon God" ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[33]]", "[[Hand of God]]", et al).

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	==Cylon God==		==Cylon God==
	Following the end of the war and the disappearance of the Cylons, belief in a singular god is diminished in the Twelve Colonies. Departing for [[The Colony]] with the Final Five, however, the Cylons develop their monotheistic religion, even learning more about human religion and its "false gods" than humanity itself \{\{~~TRS\\|Home~~, Part I}}. Following the development of the [[Humanoid Cylons\|humanoid models]], fractures in the Cylons' belief system appear; some Cylons turning away from God and religion, others becoming devout {{TRS\|Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II\|No Exit\}\}.		Following the end of the war and the disappearance of the Cylons, belief in a singular god is diminished in the Twelve Colonies. Departing for [[The Colony]] with the Final Five, however, the Cylons develop their monotheistic religion, even learning more about human religion and its "false gods" than humanity itself \{\{TRSHome, Part I}}. Following the development of the [[Humanoid Cylons\|humanoid models]], fractures in the Cylons' belief system appear; some Cylons turning away from God and religion, others becoming devout {{TRS\|Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II\|No Exit\}\}.

	Fifty years after their departure, the Cylons return to the Twelve Worlds in an all out attack on humanity {{TRS\|Miniseries\|The Plan}}. The Cylons justify or attribute much of their actions, including the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies\|genocide of humanity]], as a requirement of their God - going so far as to describe their existence as God's retribution for humanity's many sins {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.		Fifty years after their departure, the Cylons return to the Twelve Worlds in an all out attack on humanity {{TRS\|Miniseries\|The Plan}}. The Cylons justify or attribute much of their actions, including the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies\|genocide of humanity]], as a requirement of their God - going so far as to describe their existence as God's retribution for humanity's many sins {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.

	Occupying what remains of the Colonies, the Cylons establish "[[farm]]s" where biological experiments are conducted on surviving human women in an attempt at giving the humanoid models the ability to sexually reproduce. A commandment of God to "be fruitful", the Cylons struggle with reproduction, forced to utilize organic memory transfer or [[Resurrection (RDM)\|resurrection technology]] to further their race \{\{~~TRS\\|The~~ Farm\|No Exit\}\}.		Occupying what remains of the Colonies, the Cylons establish "[[farm]]s" where biological experiments are conducted on surviving human women in an attempt at giving the humanoid models the ability to sexually reproduce. A commandment of God to "be fruitful", the Cylons struggle with reproduction, forced to utilize organic memory transfer or [[Resurrection (RDM)\|resurrection technology]] to further their race \{\{TRSThe Farm\|No Exit\}\}.

	A handful of remaining Colonial vessels form a [[The Fleet (RDM)\|fleet]] led by the [[Galactica type battlestar\|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (TRS)\|Galactica]]'' and evades the Cylons for four years. Immediately upon the fleet's departure from the Colonies, miraculous events and the appearance of "[[angels]]" begin affecting many key surviving Colonials. An entity in the form of the [[Six\|sixth]] Cylon model, representing herself as an "angel of God" appears only to Doctor [[Gauis Baltar]]. This angel - seemingly sympathetic to the Cylons - urges and facilitates Baltar's conversion from atheist to believer in what Baltar derisively refers to as the "Cylon God" ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[33]]", "[[Hand of God]]", et al).		A handful of remaining Colonial vessels form a [[The Fleet (RDM)\|fleet]] led by the [[Galactica type battlestar\|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (TRS)\|Galactica]]'' and evades the Cylons for four years. Immediately upon the fleet's departure from the Colonies, miraculous events and the appearance of "[[angels]]" begin affecting many key surviving Colonials. An entity in the form of the [[Six\|sixth]] Cylon model, representing herself as an "angel of God" appears only to Doctor [[Gauis Baltar]]. This angel - seemingly sympathetic to the Cylons - urges and facilitates Baltar's conversion from atheist to believer in what Baltar derisively refers to as the "Cylon God" ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[33]]", "[[Hand of God]]", et al).

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	{{disline\|"You know it doesn't like that name!" - [[Messengers#Messenger Baltar\|Messenger Baltar]], "[[Daybreak, Part II]]"}}		{{disline\|"You know it doesn't like that name!" - [[Messengers#Messenger Baltar\|Messenger Baltar]], "[[Daybreak, Part II]]"}}

	[[~~Image~~:Bscap059.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|"I am an instrument of God" - Gaius Baltar.]]		[[File:Bscap059.jpg\|thumb\|200px\|"I am an instrument of God" - Gaius Baltar.]]

	'''God''' (sometimes referred to as '''The One True God''' or the '''Cylon God''') is the deity worshiped by a minority of humans living in the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol]] and by the [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylons]] dating back to their initial introduction into Colonial society.		'''God''' (sometimes referred to as '''The One True God''' or the '''Cylon God''') is the deity worshiped by a minority of humans living in the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol]] and by the [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylons]] dating back to their initial introduction into Colonial society.
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	===Judeo-Christian References===		===Judeo-Christian References===
	[[~~Image~~:Cylon God.jpg\|thumb\|240px\|Baltar and his Angel.]]		[[File:Cylon God.jpg\|thumb\|240px\|Baltar and his Angel.]]

	The Re-imagined Series contains few references to [[Wikipedia:Judeo-Christian\|Judeo-Christian]] concepts.		The Re-imagined Series contains few references to [[Wikipedia:Judeo-Christian\|Judeo-Christian]] concepts.

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	==Cylon God==		==Cylon God==
	Following the end of the war and the disappearance of the Cylons, belief in a singular god is diminished in the Twelve Colonies. Departing for [[The Colony]] with the Final Five, however, the Cylons develop their monotheistic religion, even learning more about human religion and its "false gods" than humanity itself {{~~TRSHome~~, Part I}}. Following the development of the [[Humanoid Cylons\|humanoid models]], fractures in the Cylons' belief system appear; some Cylons turning away from God and religion, others becoming devout {{TRS\|Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II\|No Exit}}.		Following the end of the war and the disappearance of the Cylons, belief in a singular god is diminished in the Twelve Colonies. Departing for [[The Colony]] with the Final Five, however, the Cylons develop their monotheistic religion, even learning more about human religion and its "false gods" than humanity itself {{TRS\|Home, Part I}}. Following the development of the [[Humanoid Cylons\|humanoid models]], fractures in the Cylons' belief system appear; some Cylons turning away from God and religion, others becoming devout {{TRS\|Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II\|No Exit}}.

	Fifty years after their departure, the Cylons return to the Twelve Worlds in an all out attack on humanity {{TRS\|Miniseries\|The Plan}}. The Cylons justify or attribute much of their actions, including the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies\|genocide of humanity]], as a requirement of their God - going so far as to describe their existence as God's retribution for humanity's many sins {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.		Fifty years after their departure, the Cylons return to the Twelve Worlds in an all out attack on humanity {{TRS\|Miniseries\|The Plan}}. The Cylons justify or attribute much of their actions, including the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies\|genocide of humanity]], as a requirement of their God - going so far as to describe their existence as God's retribution for humanity's many sins {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.

	Occupying what remains of the Colonies, the Cylons establish "[[farm]]s" where biological experiments are conducted on surviving human women in an attempt at giving the humanoid models the ability to sexually reproduce. A commandment of God to "be fruitful", the Cylons struggle with reproduction, forced to utilize organic memory transfer or [[Resurrection (RDM)\|resurrection technology]] to further their race {{~~TRSThe~~ Farm\|No Exit}}.		Occupying what remains of the Colonies, the Cylons establish "[[farm]]s" where biological experiments are conducted on surviving human women in an attempt at giving the humanoid models the ability to sexually reproduce. A commandment of God to "be fruitful", the Cylons struggle with reproduction, forced to utilize organic memory transfer or [[Resurrection (RDM)\|resurrection technology]] to further their race {{TRS\|The Farm\|No Exit}}.

	A handful of remaining Colonial vessels form a [[The Fleet (RDM)\|fleet]] led by the [[Galactica type battlestar\|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (TRS)\|Galactica]]'' and evades the Cylons for four years. Immediately upon the fleet's departure from the Colonies, miraculous events and the appearance of "[[angels]]" begin affecting many key surviving Colonials. An entity in the form of the [[Six\|sixth]] Cylon model, representing herself as an "angel of God" appears only to Doctor [[Gauis Baltar]]. This angel - seemingly sympathetic to the Cylons - urges and facilitates Baltar's conversion from atheist to believer in what Baltar derisively refers to as the "Cylon God" ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[33]]", "[[Hand of God]]", et al).		A handful of remaining Colonial vessels form a [[The Fleet (RDM)\|fleet]] led by the [[Galactica type battlestar\|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (TRS)\|Galactica]]'' and evades the Cylons for four years. Immediately upon the fleet's departure from the Colonies, miraculous events and the appearance of "[[angels]]" begin affecting many key surviving Colonials. An entity in the form of the [[Six\|sixth]] Cylon model, representing herself as an "angel of God" appears only to Doctor [[Gauis Baltar]]. This angel - seemingly sympathetic to the Cylons - urges and facilitates Baltar's conversion from atheist to believer in what Baltar derisively refers to as the "Cylon God" ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[33]]", "[[Hand of God]]", et al).

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	==Cylon God==		==Cylon God==
	Following the end of the war and the disappearance of the Cylons, belief in a singular god is diminished in the Twelve Colonies. Departing for [[The Colony]] with the Final Five, however, the Cylons develop their monotheistic religion, even learning more about human religion and its "false gods" than humanity itself \{\{TRSHome, Part I}}. Following the development of the [[Humanoid Cylons\|humanoid models]], fractures in the Cylons' belief system appear; some Cylons turning away from God and religion, others becoming devout {{TRS\|Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II\|No Exit}}.		Following the end of the war and the disappearance of the Cylons, belief in a singular god is diminished in the Twelve Colonies. Departing for [[The Colony]] with the Final Five, however, the Cylons develop their monotheistic religion, even learning more about human religion and its "false gods" than humanity itself {{TRSHome, Part I}}. Following the development of the [[Humanoid Cylons\|humanoid models]], fractures in the Cylons' belief system appear; some Cylons turning away from God and religion, others becoming devout {{TRS\|Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II\|No Exit}}.

	Fifty years after their departure, the Cylons return to the Twelve Worlds in an all out attack on humanity {{TRS\|Miniseries\|The Plan}}. The Cylons justify or attribute much of their actions, including the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies\|genocide of humanity]], as a requirement of their God - going so far as to describe their existence as God's retribution for humanity's many sins {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.		Fifty years after their departure, the Cylons return to the Twelve Worlds in an all out attack on humanity {{TRS\|Miniseries\|The Plan}}. The Cylons justify or attribute much of their actions, including the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies\|genocide of humanity]], as a requirement of their God - going so far as to describe their existence as God's retribution for humanity's many sins {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.

	Occupying what remains of the Colonies, the Cylons establish "[[farm]]s" where biological experiments are conducted on surviving human women in an attempt at giving the humanoid models the ability to sexually reproduce. A commandment of God to "be fruitful", the Cylons struggle with reproduction, forced to utilize organic memory transfer or [[Resurrection (RDM)\|resurrection technology]] to further their race \{\{TRSThe Farm\|No Exit}}.		Occupying what remains of the Colonies, the Cylons establish "[[farm]]s" where biological experiments are conducted on surviving human women in an attempt at giving the humanoid models the ability to sexually reproduce. A commandment of God to "be fruitful", the Cylons struggle with reproduction, forced to utilize organic memory transfer or [[Resurrection (RDM)\|resurrection technology]] to further their race {{TRSThe Farm\|No Exit}}.

	A handful of remaining Colonial vessels form a [[The Fleet (RDM)\|fleet]] led by the [[Galactica type battlestar\|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (TRS)\|Galactica]]'' and evades the Cylons for four years. Immediately upon the fleet's departure from the Colonies, miraculous events and the appearance of "[[angels]]" begin affecting many key surviving Colonials. An entity in the form of the [[Six\|sixth]] Cylon model, representing herself as an "angel of God" appears only to Doctor [[Gauis Baltar]]. This angel - seemingly sympathetic to the Cylons - urges and facilitates Baltar's conversion from atheist to believer in what Baltar derisively refers to as the "Cylon God" ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[33]]", "[[Hand of God]]", et al).		A handful of remaining Colonial vessels form a [[The Fleet (RDM)\|fleet]] led by the [[Galactica type battlestar\|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (TRS)\|Galactica]]'' and evades the Cylons for four years. Immediately upon the fleet's departure from the Colonies, miraculous events and the appearance of "[[angels]]" begin affecting many key surviving Colonials. An entity in the form of the [[Six\|sixth]] Cylon model, representing herself as an "angel of God" appears only to Doctor [[Gauis Baltar]]. This angel - seemingly sympathetic to the Cylons - urges and facilitates Baltar's conversion from atheist to believer in what Baltar derisively refers to as the "Cylon God" ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[33]]", "[[Hand of God]]", et al).

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	==Cylon God==		==Cylon God==
	Following the end of the war and the disappearance of the Cylons, belief in a singular god is diminished in the Twelve Colonies. Departing for [[The Colony]] with the Final Five, however, the Cylons develop their monotheistic religion, even learning more about human religion and its "false gods" than humanity itself \{\{TRSHome, Part I}}. Following the development of the [[Humanoid Cylons\|humanoid models]], fractures in the Cylons' belief system appear; some Cylons turning away from God and religion, others becoming devout {{TRS\|Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II\|No Exit\}\}.		Following the end of the war and the disappearance of the Cylons, belief in a singular god is diminished in the Twelve Colonies. Departing for [[The Colony]] with the Final Five, however, the Cylons develop their monotheistic religion, even learning more about human religion and its "false gods" than humanity itself \{\{TRSHome, Part I}}. Following the development of the [[Humanoid Cylons\|humanoid models]], fractures in the Cylons' belief system appear; some Cylons turning away from God and religion, others becoming devout {{TRS\|Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II\|No Exit}}.

	Fifty years after their departure, the Cylons return to the Twelve Worlds in an all out attack on humanity {{TRS\|Miniseries\|The Plan}}. The Cylons justify or attribute much of their actions, including the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies\|genocide of humanity]], as a requirement of their God - going so far as to describe their existence as God's retribution for humanity's many sins {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.		Fifty years after their departure, the Cylons return to the Twelve Worlds in an all out attack on humanity {{TRS\|Miniseries\|The Plan}}. The Cylons justify or attribute much of their actions, including the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies\|genocide of humanity]], as a requirement of their God - going so far as to describe their existence as God's retribution for humanity's many sins {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.

	Occupying what remains of the Colonies, the Cylons establish "[[farm]]s" where biological experiments are conducted on surviving human women in an attempt at giving the humanoid models the ability to sexually reproduce. A commandment of God to "be fruitful", the Cylons struggle with reproduction, forced to utilize organic memory transfer or [[Resurrection (RDM)\|resurrection technology]] to further their race \{\{TRSThe Farm\|No Exit\}\}.		Occupying what remains of the Colonies, the Cylons establish "[[farm]]s" where biological experiments are conducted on surviving human women in an attempt at giving the humanoid models the ability to sexually reproduce. A commandment of God to "be fruitful", the Cylons struggle with reproduction, forced to utilize organic memory transfer or [[Resurrection (RDM)\|resurrection technology]] to further their race \{\{TRSThe Farm\|No Exit}}.

	A handful of remaining Colonial vessels form a [[The Fleet (RDM)\|fleet]] led by the [[Galactica type battlestar\|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (TRS)\|Galactica]]'' and evades the Cylons for four years. Immediately upon the fleet's departure from the Colonies, miraculous events and the appearance of "[[angels]]" begin affecting many key surviving Colonials. An entity in the form of the [[Six\|sixth]] Cylon model, representing herself as an "angel of God" appears only to Doctor [[Gauis Baltar]]. This angel - seemingly sympathetic to the Cylons - urges and facilitates Baltar's conversion from atheist to believer in what Baltar derisively refers to as the "Cylon God" ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[33]]", "[[Hand of God]]", et al).		A handful of remaining Colonial vessels form a [[The Fleet (RDM)\|fleet]] led by the [[Galactica type battlestar\|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (TRS)\|Galactica]]'' and evades the Cylons for four years. Immediately upon the fleet's departure from the Colonies, miraculous events and the appearance of "[[angels]]" begin affecting many key surviving Colonials. An entity in the form of the [[Six\|sixth]] Cylon model, representing herself as an "angel of God" appears only to Doctor [[Gauis Baltar]]. This angel - seemingly sympathetic to the Cylons - urges and facilitates Baltar's conversion from atheist to believer in what Baltar derisively refers to as the "Cylon God" ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[33]]", "[[Hand of God]]", et al).

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	==Cylon God==		==Cylon God==
	Following the end of the war and the disappearance of the Cylons, belief in a singular god is diminished in the Twelve Colonies. Departing for [[The Colony]] with the Final Five, however, the Cylons develop their monotheistic religion, even learning more about human religion and its "false gods" than humanity itself \{\{~~TRS\\|Home~~, Part I}}. Following the development of the [[Humanoid Cylons\|humanoid models]], fractures in the Cylons' belief system appear; some Cylons turning away from God and religion, others becoming devout {{TRS\|Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II\|No Exit\}\}.		Following the end of the war and the disappearance of the Cylons, belief in a singular god is diminished in the Twelve Colonies. Departing for [[The Colony]] with the Final Five, however, the Cylons develop their monotheistic religion, even learning more about human religion and its "false gods" than humanity itself \{\{TRSHome, Part I}}. Following the development of the [[Humanoid Cylons\|humanoid models]], fractures in the Cylons' belief system appear; some Cylons turning away from God and religion, others becoming devout {{TRS\|Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II\|No Exit\}\}.

	Fifty years after their departure, the Cylons return to the Twelve Worlds in an all out attack on humanity {{TRS\|Miniseries\|The Plan}}. The Cylons justify or attribute much of their actions, including the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies\|genocide of humanity]], as a requirement of their God - going so far as to describe their existence as God's retribution for humanity's many sins {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.		Fifty years after their departure, the Cylons return to the Twelve Worlds in an all out attack on humanity {{TRS\|Miniseries\|The Plan}}. The Cylons justify or attribute much of their actions, including the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies\|genocide of humanity]], as a requirement of their God - going so far as to describe their existence as God's retribution for humanity's many sins {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.

	Occupying what remains of the Colonies, the Cylons establish "[[farm]]s" where biological experiments are conducted on surviving human women in an attempt at giving the humanoid models the ability to sexually reproduce. A commandment of God to "be fruitful", the Cylons struggle with reproduction, forced to utilize organic memory transfer or [[Resurrection (RDM)\|resurrection technology]] to further their race \{\{~~TRS\\|The~~ Farm\|No Exit\}\}.		Occupying what remains of the Colonies, the Cylons establish "[[farm]]s" where biological experiments are conducted on surviving human women in an attempt at giving the humanoid models the ability to sexually reproduce. A commandment of God to "be fruitful", the Cylons struggle with reproduction, forced to utilize organic memory transfer or [[Resurrection (RDM)\|resurrection technology]] to further their race \{\{TRSThe Farm\|No Exit\}\}.

	A handful of remaining Colonial vessels form a [[The Fleet (RDM)\|fleet]] led by the [[Galactica type battlestar\|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (TRS)\|Galactica]]'' and evades the Cylons for four years. Immediately upon the fleet's departure from the Colonies, miraculous events and the appearance of "[[angels]]" begin affecting many key surviving Colonials. An entity in the form of the [[Six\|sixth]] Cylon model, representing herself as an "angel of God" appears only to Doctor [[Gauis Baltar]]. This angel - seemingly sympathetic to the Cylons - urges and facilitates Baltar's conversion from atheist to believer in what Baltar derisively refers to as the "Cylon God" ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[33]]", "[[Hand of God]]", et al).		A handful of remaining Colonial vessels form a [[The Fleet (RDM)\|fleet]] led by the [[Galactica type battlestar\|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (TRS)\|Galactica]]'' and evades the Cylons for four years. Immediately upon the fleet's departure from the Colonies, miraculous events and the appearance of "[[angels]]" begin affecting many key surviving Colonials. An entity in the form of the [[Six\|sixth]] Cylon model, representing herself as an "angel of God" appears only to Doctor [[Gauis Baltar]]. This angel - seemingly sympathetic to the Cylons - urges and facilitates Baltar's conversion from atheist to believer in what Baltar derisively refers to as the "Cylon God" ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[33]]", "[[Hand of God]]", et al).

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	With her boyfriend and fellow STO member [[Ben Stark]], sixteen year-old Graystone creates a digital [[avatar\|double]] of herself in the [[virtual world]]. Though the [[Zoe-A\|Zoe avatar]] is unaware of her purpose even after Graystone is killed following Ben Stark's suicide attack on the Caprica City [[MLMT]] train, she lives on in the virtual world until she is implanted into the body of a [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]] by Zoe's father, Daniel Graystone {{CAP\|Pilot (Caprica)}}.		With her boyfriend and fellow STO member [[Ben Stark]], sixteen year-old Graystone creates a digital [[avatar\|double]] of herself in the [[virtual world]]. Though the [[Zoe-A\|Zoe avatar]] is unaware of her purpose even after Graystone is killed following Ben Stark's suicide attack on the Caprica City [[MLMT]] train, she lives on in the virtual world until she is implanted into the body of a [[U-87 Cyber Combat Unit]] by Zoe's father, Daniel Graystone {{CAP\|Pilot (Caprica)}}.

	Existing as a virtual avatar, the first [[Cylon (RDM)\|Cylon]] consciousness in the Twelve Worlds, and as a duplicate of the original Zoe Grasytone, Zoe-A represents what [[Lacy Rand]] describes as a "trinity" {{CAP\|Rebirth}}. Indeed, in her virtual form in the V-world environment [[New Cap City]], Zoe-A exhibits superhuman abilities, able to control code and possessing virtual immortality despite the gaming environment's restrictions {{CAP\|Unvanquished}}. Along with another living avatar - that in the form of recently deceased [[Tamara Adama]] - Zoe-A is embraced by New Cap City as an "Avenging Angel" and in some circles as a god. Taking on this persona, Zoe-A and Tamara "clean" New Cap City, derezzing its users and ultimately re-configuring the environment into a [[Kobol]]-esque paradise ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]", "[[The Heavens Will Rise]], "[[Here Be Dragons]]").		Existing as a virtual avatar, the first [[Cylon (RDM)\|Cylon]] consciousness in the Twelve Worlds, and as a duplicate of the original Zoe Grasytone, Zoe-A represents what [[Lacy Rand]] describes as a "trinity" {{CAP\|Rebirth}}. Indeed, in her virtual form in the V-world environment [[New Cap City]], Zoe-A exhibits superhuman abilities, able to control code and possessing virtual immortality despite the gaming environment's restrictions {{CAP\|Unvanquished}}. Along with another living avatar - that in the form of recently deceased [[Tamara Adama]] - Zoe-A is embraced by New Cap City as an "Avenging Angel" and in some circles as a god. Taking on this persona, Zoe-A and Tamara "clean" New Cap City, derezzing its users and ultimately re-configuring the environment into a [[Kobol]]-esque paradise ([[CAP]]: "[[The Dirteaters]]," "[[The Heavens Will Rise]], "[[Here Be Dragons]]").

	===Apotheosis===		===Apotheosis===
	Following Zoe Graystone's death, Clarice Willow begins reverse engineering the computer program that created Zoe-A, calling it not just an avatar but a "continuation of the soul into eternity" {{CAP\|Know Thy Enemy}}. Pursuing her own notion of "[[apotheosis]]", Willow seeks the blessing of the Monotheist Church proper, but comes against resistance from church leadership. Conclave leader [[Obal Ferras]] questions Willow's motives, asking Clarice if she wants to serve God or be God herself. Despite her own obvious personal ambitions, Willow believes an afterlife in the virutal world is a way of bringing God to the Twelve Worlds, removing the uncertainty in faith {{CAP\|Unvanquished}}.		Following Zoe Graystone's death, Clarice Willow begins reverse engineering the computer program that created Zoe-A, calling it not just an avatar but a "continuation of the soul into eternity" {{CAP\|Know Thy Enemy}}. Pursuing her own notion of "[[apotheosis]]," Willow seeks the blessing of the Monotheist Church proper, but comes against resistance from church leadership. Conclave leader [[Obal Ferras]] questions Willow's motives, asking Clarice if she wants to serve God or be God herself. Despite her own obvious personal ambitions, Willow believes an afterlife in the virutal world is a way of bringing God to the Twelve Worlds, removing the uncertainty in faith {{CAP\|Unvanquished}}.

	Learning of a plan to demonstrate apotheosis by blowing up [[Atlas Arena]] and thousands of Capricans, Zoe-A realizes she was created to stop Willow. Appearing in virtual heaven, Zoe-A destroys the digital landscape and declares that she herself is God to a stunned Clarice Willow {{CAP\|Apotheosis (episode)}}.		Learning of a plan to demonstrate apotheosis by blowing up [[Atlas Arena]] and thousands of Capricans, Zoe-A realizes she was created to stop Willow. Appearing in virtual heaven, Zoe-A destroys the digital landscape and declares that she herself is God to a stunned Clarice Willow {{CAP\|Apotheosis (episode)}}.
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	Fifty years after their departure, the Cylons return to the Twelve Worlds in an all out attack on humanity {{TRS\|Miniseries\|The Plan}}. The Cylons justify or attribute much of their actions, including the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies\|genocide of humanity]], as a requirement of their God - going so far as to describe their existence as God's retribution for humanity's many sins {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.		Fifty years after their departure, the Cylons return to the Twelve Worlds in an all out attack on humanity {{TRS\|Miniseries\|The Plan}}. The Cylons justify or attribute much of their actions, including the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies\|genocide of humanity]], as a requirement of their God - going so far as to describe their existence as God's retribution for humanity's many sins {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.

	Occupying what remains of the Colonies, the Cylons establish "[[farm]]s" where biological experiments are conducted on surviving human women in an attempt at giving the humanoid models the ability to sexually reproduce. A commandment of God to "be fruitful", the Cylons struggle with reproduction, forced to utilize organic memory transfer or [[Resurrection (RDM)\|resurrection technology]] to further their race {{TRS\|The Farm\|No Exit}}.		Occupying what remains of the Colonies, the Cylons establish "[[farm]]s" where biological experiments are conducted on surviving human women in an attempt at giving the humanoid models the ability to sexually reproduce. A commandment of God to "be fruitful," the Cylons struggle with reproduction, forced to utilize organic memory transfer or [[Resurrection (RDM)\|resurrection technology]] to further their race {{TRS\|The Farm\|No Exit}}.

	A handful of remaining Colonial vessels form a [[The Fleet (RDM)\|fleet]] led by the [[Galactica type battlestar\|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (TRS)\|Galactica]]'' and evades the Cylons for four years. Immediately upon the fleet's departure from the Colonies, miraculous events and the appearance of "[[angels]]" begin affecting many key surviving Colonials. An entity in the form of the [[Six\|sixth]] Cylon model, representing herself as an "angel of God" appears only to Doctor [[Gauis Baltar]]. This angel - seemingly sympathetic to the Cylons - urges and facilitates Baltar's conversion from atheist to believer in what Baltar derisively refers to as the "Cylon God" ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[33]]", "[[Hand of God]]", et al).		A handful of remaining Colonial vessels form a [[The Fleet (RDM)\|fleet]] led by the [[Galactica type battlestar\|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (TRS)\|Galactica]]'' and evades the Cylons for four years. Immediately upon the fleet's departure from the Colonies, miraculous events and the appearance of "[[angels]]" begin affecting many key surviving Colonials. An entity in the form of the [[Six\|sixth]] Cylon model, representing herself as an "angel of God" appears only to Doctor [[Gauis Baltar]]. This angel - seemingly sympathetic to the Cylons - urges and facilitates Baltar's conversion from atheist to believer in what Baltar derisively refers to as the "Cylon God" ([[TRS]]: [[Miniseries]], "[[33]]," "[[Hand of God]]," et al).

	===Hand of God===		===Hand of God===
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	[[Gaius Baltar]], initially sceptical of all religion, is converted to the Cylon faith though the persuasion of his [[Messenger Six]] and comes to conclude that he is an agent of God {{TRS\|The Hand of God (RDM)}}. Despite this Baltar is far from a model believer and his path of faith is very rocky.		[[Gaius Baltar]], initially sceptical of all religion, is converted to the Cylon faith though the persuasion of his [[Messenger Six]] and comes to conclude that he is an agent of God {{TRS\|The Hand of God (RDM)}}. Despite this Baltar is far from a model believer and his path of faith is very rocky.

	Upon orders from Messenger Six, Baltar instructs his [[Cult of Baltar\|cult]], who appear to regard him as a prophet, to follow the "one true God", though it does not seem likely he has explained that this is also the Cylon God.		Upon orders from Messenger Six, Baltar instructs his [[Cult of Baltar\|cult]], who appear to regard him as a prophet, to follow the "one true God," though it does not seem likely he has explained that this is also the Cylon God.

	==Notable References==		==Notable References==
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	:RDM: While I have thought of incorporating the Count Iblis/Ship of Lights mythology from the original show into the series, I've pretty much decided not to go there for now. The theological construct we've been establishing seems more interesting to me at this point and I don't think Iblis will be part of the current show."		:RDM: While I have thought of incorporating the Count Iblis/Ship of Lights mythology from the original show into the series, I've pretty much decided not to go there for now. The theological construct we've been establishing seems more interesting to me at this point and I don't think Iblis will be part of the current show."

	*RDM noted in his [[podcast]] of "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]", that the original ending of Season One called for actor [[Dirk Benedict]] to appear to [[Gaius Baltar\|Baltar]] on {{RDM\|Kobol}} and introduce himself as "God". Numerous prohibiting factors prevented this storyline from making it on camera, chief among them was Moore's confessed inability to write a feasible conclusion to the surprise revelation at the time. Another mitigating factor which influenced Moore to drop the idea was that when he revealed his idea to the other writers, the entire writing team found the idea simply revolting, so Moore acquiesced.		*RDM noted in his [[podcast]] of "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]," that the original ending of Season One called for actor [[Dirk Benedict]] to appear to [[Gaius Baltar\|Baltar]] on {{RDM\|Kobol}} and introduce himself as "God". Numerous prohibiting factors prevented this storyline from making it on camera, chief among them was Moore's confessed inability to write a feasible conclusion to the surprise revelation at the time. Another mitigating factor which influenced Moore to drop the idea was that when he revealed his idea to the other writers, the entire writing team found the idea simply revolting, so Moore acquiesced.

	* In an [http://www.beliefnet.com/story/166/story_16650_3.html interview at beliefnet.com] Ron Moore made the following statement in response to the question:		* In an [http://www.beliefnet.com/story/166/story_16650_3.html interview at beliefnet.com] Ron Moore made the following statement in response to the question:

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	==Notable References==		==Notable References==
	* "Maybe the Cylons are God's retribution for our many sins. What if God decided he made a mistake and he decided to give souls to another creature, like the Cylons?" -- [[Leoben Conoy]], [[Miniseries, Night 2]]		* "Maybe the Cylons are God's retribution for our many sins. What if God decided he made a mistake and he decided to give souls to another creature, like the Cylons?"—[[Leoben Conoy]], [[Miniseries, Night 2]]
	* "God didn't create the Cylons. Man did. And I'm pretty sure we didn't include a soul in the programming." -- William Adama, Miniseries		* "God didn't create the Cylons. Man did. And I'm pretty sure we didn't include a soul in the programming."—William Adama, Miniseries
	* "I was right. See, our faiths are similar but I look to one God, not to many." -- Leoben Conoy, "[[Flesh and Bone]]"		* "I was right. See, our faiths are similar but I look to one God, not to many."—Leoben Conoy, "[[Flesh and Bone]]"
	* "To know the face of God is to know madness. I see the universe. I see the patterns. I see the foreshadowing that precedes every moment of every day. It's all there, I see it and you don't." -- Leoben Conoy, "Flesh and Bone"		* "To know the face of God is to know madness. I see the universe. I see the patterns. I see the foreshadowing that precedes every moment of every day. It's all there, I see it and you don't."—Leoben Conoy, "Flesh and Bone"
	* "I am more than you could ever imagine. I am God." -- Leoben Conoy, "Flesh and Bone"		* "I am more than you could ever imagine. I am God."—Leoben Conoy, "Flesh and Bone"
	* "It's funny, isn't it? We're all God, Starbuck, all of us. I see the love that binds all living things together. ... I know that God loved you more than all other living creatures and you repaid his divine love with sin, with hate, corruption, evil. So then he decided to create the Cylons." -- Leoben Conoy, "Flesh and Bone"		* "It's funny, isn't it? We're all God, Starbuck, all of us. I see the love that binds all living things together. ... I know that God loved you more than all other living creatures and you repaid his divine love with sin, with hate, corruption, evil. So then he decided to create the Cylons."—Leoben Conoy, "Flesh and Bone"
	* "And this time, your role...you have to deliver my soul unto God. Do it for me. It's [[The Destiny\|your destiny, and mine]]." -- Leoben Conoy, "Flesh and Bone"		* "And this time, your role...you have to deliver my soul unto God. Do it for me. It's [[The Destiny\|your destiny, and mine]]."—Leoben Conoy, "Flesh and Bone"
	* "Procreation, it’s one of God’s commandments, be fruitful. We can’t fulfill it we tried so we decided to <nowiki>[</nowiki>''create [[farms]]''<nowiki>]</nowiki>." -- [[Sharon Agathon\|Caprica-Valerii]], "[[The Farm]]"		* "Procreation, it’s one of God’s commandments, be fruitful. We can’t fulfill it we tried so we decided to <nowiki>[</nowiki>''create [[farms]]''<nowiki>]</nowiki>."—[[Sharon Agathon\|Caprica-Valerii]], "[[The Farm]]"

	===Judeo-Christian References===		===Judeo-Christian References===
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	The Re-imagined Series contains few references to [[Wikipedia:Judeo-Christian\|Judeo-Christian]] concepts.		The Re-imagined Series contains few references to [[Wikipedia:Judeo-Christian\|Judeo-Christian]] concepts.

	* "Jesus." -- Colonel Tigh, Miniseries (unscripted ad-lib)<ref>According to [[Ronald D. Moore\|RDM]], the "Jesus" line was an [[Wikipedia:ad-lib\|ad-lib]] by [[Michael Hogan]]. Therefore, it should not be taken as a serious reference to [[Wikipedia:Christianity\|Christianity]].</ref>		* "Jesus."—Colonel Tigh, Miniseries (unscripted ad-lib)<ref>According to [[Ronald D. Moore\|RDM]], the "Jesus" line was an [[Wikipedia:ad-lib\|ad-lib]] by [[Michael Hogan]]. Therefore, it should not be taken as a serious reference to [[Wikipedia:Christianity\|Christianity]].</ref>

	* "I was... [Six: ''Am.''] I am..." -- [[Gaius Baltar]], "[[The Hand of God (RDM)\|The Hand of God]]" (full quote in previous section)		* "I was... [Six: ''Am.''] I am..."—[[Gaius Baltar]], "[[The Hand of God (RDM)\|The Hand of God]]" (full quote in previous section)

	* "Come on, [[James McManus\|Jim]]. [[Wallace Gray]] is no 'prince of darkness.'" -- [[Playa Palacios]], "[[Colonial Day]]"		* "Come on, [[James McManus\|Jim]]. [[Wallace Gray]] is no 'prince of darkness.'"—[[Playa Palacios]], "[[Colonial Day]]"

	* "I figured, the devil you know..." -- [[Laura Roslin]], "Colonial Day"		* "I figured, the devil you know..."—[[Laura Roslin]], "Colonial Day"

	* "God is love" -- Number Six, Miniseries, (1 John 4:16)		* "God is love"—Number Six, Miniseries, (1 John 4:16)

	The "I am" statement in "[[The Hand of God (RDM)\|The Hand of God]]" is noteworthy because of the self-description that the Judeo-Christian God gives to Moses in the Book of Exodus, [[Wikipedia:I am that I am\|"I am that I am"]]. The Christian messiah, Jesus, has a series of "I am" statements in the New Testament of the Bible. The Bible contains over 300 "I am" statements. The Hebrew name for God, [[Wikipedia:Yahweh\|Yahweh]], is derived from the Hebrew word for "I am" or "to be".		The "I am" statement in "[[The Hand of God (RDM)\|The Hand of God]]" is noteworthy because of the self-description that the Judeo-Christian God gives to Moses in the Book of Exodus, [[Wikipedia:I am that I am\|"I am that I am"]]. The Christian messiah, Jesus, has a series of "I am" statements in the New Testament of the Bible. The Bible contains over 300 "I am" statements. The Hebrew name for God, [[Wikipedia:Yahweh\|Yahweh]], is derived from the Hebrew word for "I am" or "to be".