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Dune · 1965
Once, men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them.
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What it means
Our interpretation.
Mohiam locates the danger in surrendered judgment and human domination. The lesson prepares Paul to question the apparent convenience of systems whose operators remain out of view.
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In the Caladan interview, Mohiam explains to Paul how reliance on thinking machines allowed other people to acquire power over their users. The exchange leads into the Butlerian prohibition and the Bene Gesserit’s cultivation of human capacities. This is an account of Dune’s fictional history, spoken before the Atreides leave for Arrakis.
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- Book One, the gom jabbar scene — reference 1Book One, the gom jabbar scene; selected line and sceneReference checked
- Book One, the gom jabbar scene — reference 2Book One, the gom jabbar scene; selected line and sceneReference checked
- Book One, the gom jabbar scene — reference 3Book One, the gom jabbar scene; selected line and sceneReference checked
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