Of course. It’s an allusion, a compression, an analogy, I wouldn’t overthink it. I don’t have to believe in the Bible to reference the prodigal son parable, etc.
There is a very narrow window of opportunity that relies on thinking outside the box and recognizing the test for what it is.
You don’t even have to like Star Trek to see that, and, candidly, it seems more like you don’t want to see it than that you can’t.
Fiction is useful. It gives different frames from which to view the real world you claim to care about.