On Nov 20, 4:28 pm, "Tony" <t...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> "Wild Monkshood" <Wild_Monksh...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>
> > Tony wrote:
>
> >> What was the Atreides family religion?
>
> > Jessica was an atheist, I believe. Remember, "If only I could pray.
Really
> > pray." She was BG. They manipulated religion, without believing. As to
the
> > Duke, I can't think of any professed. Paul? Well, Paul was a mess....
:)
>
> Yes, and I suppose we could also ask if believing in the tenants of the
> Butlerian Jihad constituted a religion. I suppose it would be rare if a
> king or a duke was an unabashed atheist and told his subjects this.
> However, didn't the Dune Appendix describe the ruling cl***** as
agnostic?
"3. The agnostic ruling class (including the Guild) for whom religion
was a
kind of puppet show to amuse the populace and keep it docile, and who
believed
essentially that all phenomena -- even religious phenomena -- could be
reduced
to mechanical explanations;"
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