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I think you're mostly right. Herbert worked backward from sand dunes in Oregon to create his Dune universe. He needed reasons for people to look and act and fight in certain way…
by madrox · Oct 17, 2026
> In the original 6 Frank Herbert novels Aren't there just three of them?
by g6taa · Oct 17, 2026
> But the fans? Why do nerds want everything spelled out for them? It boggles the mind. Because it's enjoyable when done well. As a teenager I read LOTR, and noticed all the ref…
by bigstrat2003 · Oct 17, 2026
I've said it before, but I always thought the Butlerian Jihad was the biggest plot hole in Dune, because a superintelligent AI would have precluded a lot of the dynamics in the…
by keeda · Oct 17, 2026
positive effect? "very probably" -not-. Heidegger’s conception of machines and technology is essentially nineteenth-century. Today, the concept of the "machine" is universal and…
by effed3 · Oct 17, 2026
”In the original 6 Frank Herbert novels, it’s not ever truly explained what problems, if any, the thinking machines were actually causing.” Apologies if I have misunderstood you…
by ViktorRay · Oct 17, 2026
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