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Osbert Lancaster's avatar

Never really got into sci fi, so I’ve never read Dune, perhaps it’s time I did!

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Prof. Wayne Visser's avatar

I enjoyed this reflection John - a timely theme we have discussed before. Looking forward to "Tickling". Warm regards (literally) from New Delhi

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Adriana Machado's avatar

It feels good to see you expanding further! Always an inspiration! Thank you! I like to think that there is a way in love to get the work done and that we are moving in that direction, despite the discouraging environment around us. A bit of influence by “The Chosen” perhaps?

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John Elkington's avatar

Sounds as if it should be on my reading list …

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Adriana Machado's avatar

Here is a website with more information that might offer you a good place to start -- https://watch.thechosen.tv/?verifiedEmail=true.

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John Elkington's avatar

Ah, ‘The Chosen’ that came up when I searched was a novel about two young Jewish men. The best book I have read on the evolution of what we now understand to be Christianity this year is ‘Heresy’ by Catherine Nixey, https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/catherine-nixey/heresy/9781529040357. Her take is pretty much mine. A childhood growing up in trouble spots where religions were in heated contention, including variants of Christianity, gave me a fairly jaundiced perspective on most of the world’s monotheistic faiths.

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