Status Updates From Chapterhouse: Dune (Dune #6)

The way thats so ironic given franks views on gay people… but i do believe tht was a consequence of misinformation at the time, probably. And he does acknowledge the repression can be bad. Genuinely i think he was repressed himself or insecure becaude thats how these booksr ead to me.

Holy shit also i want to mention the addressing the fact morality existed everywhere at every time but people just chise to abandon it. The necessities of the times is completely irrelevant as our human ancestors were the ones who brought it out in the first place!

The idea of god genuinely shocks me omg what the hell i am definitely studying this shit in uni this gives me life im so passionate and its seeing these patterns in general around you on my god i feel so crazy

Fuck broo the more i think about religion the more it terrifies me. Its like amazing seeing how people create this. People really cant get enough of labeling things like ive said this so many times but holy shit guys what the fuck and knowing i believed in that is what is so crazy.and ive mostly been on my own deconstructing sikhi! Its so irrelevant nobody puts effort into it, as much as i hate to admit.

The onky way on as i see it is to address the rot and inhuman way they function. I mean all these breeding plans, seriously! They are no better than anyone else.

AH and another thing i want to write down that was mentioned a while back is when darwi addresses the rationalisations the bg makes. So many things are based on rationalisation and the human desire to know everything and adhere to absolutes, dare i say (franks words!!). The bg aim to control others and see themselves in others, but they have lost sight of who they really are/act hypocritcally. —

And i cant help but compare that to an abusive relationship. The comparisons that have been made time and time again of ‘god’ and a tormenter, and gods followers as the abuse victim who tries justifying it.. puts a whole new layer on the way religion blends with hierarchies and the ‘master slave relationship’ it fosters, in franks words. That sentiment rings so fucking true

Fuck im still thibking abt how the rabbi says israel save her. Whenever someone shows any hint of challenge for your worldview (basically your identity, as i see it now), this is seen as a spiritual challenge, heresy, something you know is bad but them, bless their souls, dont. Another thing that lures people to religion is that sense of value, of knowing something someone doesnt, of being ‘true’.—

And you see peoplr take solace in the fact that ‘oh my religion/culture/‘guru’ (a recent experience of mine) called this! Like does that translate to your idea of divinity bejng true? No. Something i have realised is these religions and spiritual guides use the most common trick when telling lies— sprinkle some truth, something people know/take for a fact so that they can justify it to themselves and others.

I see this as another way of labeling. Duncan had the qualities of a trythsayer, looking inward, but yeah wow. Also sholem teaching rebecca about l that quality of innocence and knowing nothing when approaching situations is so much like what darwi talks about at the start. The overlap in all sorts of philosophies is so amazing. —

God that chapter was so fucking goodd ddudududhhhshahhahab

Wow. An ode to how alike we are with diferent cultures and religions. I like how it addresses the truly barbaric past that a lot of these faiths have whilst her shall i say ‘enlightenment’ and acknoledgement of that fact is something uncalled for. Rebecca has won me over. This exchange between her and the rabbi being followed with a quote about how essentially we focus on the what of history and not why 🙏

But yeah what ive figured is murbellas hm identity is so ingrained into her (‘hypnotrance’, also an intersting power bg have) and her denying the tleilaxu and hm fault with her and duncan being deviants basically to their purpose. I wonder if this is a way to spare herself from the guilt, im pretty sure thats what darwi or bell muses anyway.

Murbella is also really interstinf and im curious to see what frank is up to with duncans character. Also sheeana. We havent seen her yet. Im also wonderinf how many years after the last convo darwi has with miles ghola. Is he still 9? I want to see darwis thoughts on this. I like how darwi is also trying to be all normal with the lunch shit and celebrating i love her oh my god

Seeing how dar will carry (literally) tarazas legacy id so interesting and this scattering of the bg theyre doing… im also still not iver how similar the hm and bg are like wow and the way dar is aware of this disconnect and how theyre lwk doomed and understanding the human need for affection like she is so ibtersting but its the way shes in this position of power holy shit what a setup for this book

I am also very interested in what darwi is going to do and if bellonda will experience any growth in this book. She sorta regressed in the end of heretics and now that darwi is mother superior huh… the way darwi said thought abt ‘this is why im mother superior and theyre not’ and the nature of that sentiment parallels taraza in heretics omg guys dar and tar😭😭

I personally think the inclusion of judaism isn’t even half bad. Seeing how strong their memory is, and new perspectives on everything that has happened especially in geod but now with the honoured matres is pretty interesting.

You know, if repression makes a religion flourish, no wonder why theyre still going strong. I also think its hust sirta ironic how he was trying to get rebecca to deny an intrinsic part of herself. And with the themes of this book about sex love power and addiction.. it is a stretch but the way i see it people act in certain patterns that applies to all parts of your life, hence the hypocricy we see

Everyone is so hypocritical im crine darwi run away