How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Star Trek V: The Final Frontier.
Quote #1
J'ONN: It is as if a weight has been lifted from my heart. How can I repay you for this miracle?
SYBOK: Join my quest.
Sybokism (that's our name for it, and we're sticking to it) spreads like wildfire across Nimbus III thanks to the evangelism of its namesake and creator. This is achieved, as we see here, by Sybok's focus on the individual experience.
Quote #2
SPOCK: He believed the key to self-knowledge was emotion, not logic. When he encouraged others to follow him, he was banished from Vulcan, never to return.
A key element of Vulcan society since ancient times is its reliance on logic and the suppression of emotion. But there are plenty of things that logic alone can't explain. It can't explain love. It can't explain passion. And it certainly can't explain spirituality. Sybok, despite his negative characteristics, understands this better than most.
Quote #3
SYBOK: Modern dogma tells us this place is a myth. A fantasy concocted by pagans. It is no fantasy, I tell you.
Sybok's big plan is to travel to the center of the galaxy and discover Sha Ka Ree, which is basically the Vulcan version of heaven. This pilgrimage will take him—and Enterprise—through the Great Barrier. No one's ever done that before and survived. Gulp.