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Originally Posted by Dalillama
In a world with the right cosmology, there might be direct theocracies: a manifest deity personally serves as legislator, magistrate, bureaucracy, etc. to the entire nation.
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The only time I remember that being done is in dystopias ruled by a pseudodeity. Like the Tripods Trilogy or some Star Trek episodes.
In DS9 the Prophets clearly exist. However the theocratic elements of Bajoran society are clearly under humanoid control and work no differently than the political face of religions we are familiar with on Earth.