1. a hero (Cp'n Kirk)
2. a book (Star Fleet Manual)
3. followers (crew of Enterprise)
4. somewhere to go (space--the final frontier)
5. Dietary & Dress habits (see Manual, unless you're a Vulcan who comes back from the dead & you get to wear groovy robes)
6. other stuff (ships, aliens, tribbles, groovy planets, green dancing girls, etc.---go to ebay & search on "star trek" & see how many millions of hits you get)

--do their uniforms have pockets?

I never cease to be amazed that we humans with our puny human minds believe that we can define what God is & how we (& many insist what others) are to believe. Surely no subject brings about more cussin-er, uh, discussion, not to mention wars. Jeepers, wish the show was playing in the states!