Adapting Ythrians

Brief late-night thoughts on whether Poul Anderson's "The Problem of Pain" could be adapted as a Star Trek episode:

When Larry Niven adapted his story, "The Soft Weapon," for Star Trek, he imported the kzinti and the Slavers into the Star Trek universe but replaced a Puppeteer with a Vulcan. If "The Problem of Pain" were to be adapted, then it would have to include either Ythrians or at least some other aliens with an Ythrian New Faith attitude toward death. (Gregory Benford has already adapted Ythrians into his future history.) It is also important for the plot both that the central character is Christian and that his wife dies in problematic circumstances.

I should not be posting this late. Good night.