----- Original Message -----
From: "John D. Giorgis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 6:47 PM
Subject: Re: Religion, ST:NG and sexuality (was Re: Why I Read Sci-Fi)
> At 10:39 AM 1/2/01 -0800, Josh wrote:
> >I'd suspect it's less intentional than that, though. I, and others whom I
> >know are non-religious, spend about 0% of our time worrying about or
> >participating in any sort of religion. If writing about people living
their
> >lives in the future, unless I was intentionally making a point,
>
> That's the way I see it......
>
Three words.........Dune, Dune and Dune.
The way Dune portrayed the religious aspects of life in a distant future
was one of its enduring charms. Especially since the book showed much about
religion in a socialogical context also.
