The Religion of the God Emperor | Dune Lore

The most dramatic example of the dire consequences of blind faith and unquestioning belief can be found with the rise of the mighty and terrible God Emperor who successfully forced a religion of his own design upon the known universe. In this video I examine the religion of the God Emperor and the vital role it played in saving humanity from its otherwise inevitable destruction. Spoiler warning if you are unfamiliar with Frank Herbert’s Dune saga.

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[epicactual]

Man, this Bene Gesserit witch just keeps making the best content

[michaelallen]

Its interesting that more and more people are willing to let government leaders make decisions for them and not think for themselves. The very things illustrated in Herbert's saga. He was as much a historian and visionary as an author. Great video.

[TillionTirrion]

Always enjoy the Dune videos so much, especially when you delve into the novels beyond the first one.

[Jared_Wignall]

These Dune videos are always interesting to watch, keep up the great work!

[josephlamonica]

Once Again Elaine used the "voice" to call us here to worship the religion of the cookies. Great video :P

[OdintheGermanShepherd]

Your videos are always outstanding!! Thank you for posting!!

[vincentgumkowski]

What I never thought about until I got into the next four books was WHAT is the danger that humanity faces. Why is the Golden Path necessary to save humanity? Then, I eventually understood the two things it was designed to achieve.

[carloscrecelius]

Love your videos, but I was wondering if you've done one on the pitfalls of prescience, how it becomes more of a trap than a tool. If not, I think it would make an interesting topic.

[specialnewb]

Frank Herbet had such weird ideas, but it's a pretty interesting read.

One note I think you missed was Leto II also thought all male armies tended toward homosexuality. Frank Herbet to my understanding saw that as negative because he believed that reproduction was so vital to the species that homosexuality was an evolutionary dead end.

[MagnificentSeven]

Lines from Monty Pythons Life of Btian keep running through my mind.

[christopherbouier]

I am so glad that you're continuing with your Dune lore vids! Especially since you're focusing beyond the original trilogy now! Can't wait til you do some deep dives on Moneo vs Malky or move further and share your thoughts on Odrade or the MIGHTY MILES TEG <3!
Keep up the great work!
And as an aside it would be awesome to hear you collaborate with Quinn and some of the other Dune-centric channels to celebrate the new movie later this year, maybe a watch party for one of the previous adaptations? Js, that would be awesome and I would clear my calendar in a heartbeat!
Cheers

[wk]

New Nerd Cookies Good ==> New Dune Nerd Cookies Even Better! I'm sorry see that your channel growth has slowed down over the last several months. I hope you find a way to get the momentum going again. I hope you keep doing this great work you do as long as you love doing it. You have a lot of us who really enjoy these fantastic videos.

[VoodooV]

This has always been an interesting dynamic. Don't follow powerful charismatic or powerful leaders, but being a tyrant for 5000 years...dats cool.

[EternalRoman]

Awesome! This is the reason I argue with other people that both Paul Muad'Dib and his son Leto II (III) were in fact real unsung heroes, and it was in purpose by them. Yes, Paul was flawed, because he was thrust into the machinations of the Bene Gesserits, so as he rebelled from them, developed his Prescience powers and became Emperor, he saw the extinction of humans be Stagnation.

Pau'ls role in the "Golden Path" to save human kind was too horrible to take. He would have had to lose his humanity, physically and internally, as such the Pre-born Twins of Paul Muad'Dib, His children Leto II and Ghanima were the best candidates, since they were seen as non human because of their Pre Born status, and it was worrisome that they were susceptible in becoming "Abomination", either could lose their humanity for this most important move.

Ghanima had accepted though that Leto II was stronger, since he could resist the possession from the Genetic Personas inside them both and avoiding in becoming "Abomination', since Ghanima was susceptible to their parents personas inside her, in particular their mother Chani, with the latter trying to take over her daughter and Paul's Persona scolding her to relinquish their daughter from inside Ghanima and from inside Leto II. So the latter took on the responsibility and with their father's persona, would embark on this horrible but necessary path, with Paul's Persona inside Leto II suffering sadness at the "necessary evil" things that his son had to do for the Golden Path to succeed. So Yes, Paul Muad'Dib and the "horrible" god Emperor Worm, Leto II were real heroes saving human kind from extinction.

[MichaelAussie]

Another entertaining and thought provoking episode thanks NC for your time and efforts. Cheers.

[luisd.]

Im currently reading god emperor, as it stands, its probably my favorite book in the series

[kronoscamron]

Imagine my surprise when I learned that "the golden path" does not refer to the water he spilled on the sand.

[martinainscough]

“When I need to identify rebels, I look for men with principles.”
― Frank Herbert, God Emperor of Dune

Cheers.

[ScottRobsco]

I most enjoy your studies upon the subject of Dune and Rings of Power. Thank you.

[misapheonix]

Love these overviews! Great to be reminded of how theories csn translate into reality.