Dune – Trailer Reaction
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Latest Quinn video on material that is near the “end” of Dune. Kind of goes with the way I read the books because, for some reason, I read Heretics after the final two books because I just couldn’t get my hands on it. I read like four of the originals, then Brian and Kevin and then, Heretics, and Heretics was way better after reading Brian and Kevin’s books. The reading flowed like Spice.
Dune: The Tleilaxu Mistake
Quinn’s Ideas
As we talked about before the Dune saga in large part is about the different potential ways in which humanity can develop and the issues associated with each of those paths. In this video, we will discuss the Bene Tleilax, the deeply religious and extremely Xenophobic group of humans who live on the fringe of the imperium.
The Tleilaxu, more than perhaps any other group in the Dune universe, have a poor reputation throughout the imperium They are known to be deceptive, untrustworthy. Their technology is also a matter of controversy throughout the human empire. The Tleilaxu focused an emphasis on biological technology, that is genetic tinkering of human DNA. The Tleilaxu homeworld was on the fringes of the human empire and they did not allow visitors from off-world to land upon their planet.
The Tleilaxu represent a specific niche in the new set of human evolutionary branches which all begin to bud during the turmoil left in the wake of the Butlerian Jihad.
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Why Do The Bene Gesserit Fear Immortality?
Quinn’s Ideas
Human beings, like all other life on this planet, are mortal. And ever since the ancient world we have attempted to find ways to extend our lives. Alchemy is a branch of philosophy created in the ancient world. Those who called themselves alchemists attempted to perfect and purify certain elements, many believed that through perfection of the human soul and body one could create the ultimate work of alchemy, the idea is often thought of today as the creation of the Philosopher’s stone. The philosopher’s stone would be able heal any illness, turn any metal into gold, and most importantly grant immortality. Though people have been trying to figure out how to create the philosopher’s stone since 300 CE, no one has ever accomplished this.
In the third book in the Dune series, Children of Dune the Lady Jessica Atreides returns to the planet Arrakis after being gone for two decades. In the time since she was last on Arrakis much had changed. The former Emperor of the Imperium Shaddam the IV is dead and house Atreides rules on the human universe from the planet Arrakis. Jessica’s daughter, Alia, now sits the throne as regent until Paul’s pre-Born twins Leto and Ghanima come of age, the Princess Irulan Paul’s wife acts as protector to his children.
When Jessica arrives on Arrakis she immediately notices that both the Princess Irulan and her Daughter, Alia are both using forbidden Bene Gesserit techniques in order to slow their aging.
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