A creature who has spent his life creating one particular representation of his selfdom will die rather than become the antithesis of that representa… - Frank Herbert

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A creature who has spent his life creating one particular representation of his selfdom will die rather than become the antithesis of that representation

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About Frank Herbert

Franklin Patrick Herbert Jr. (8 October 1920 – 11 February 1986) was an American science-fiction writer, most famous for his Dune novels.

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Birth Name: Frank Patrick Herbert
Alternative Names: Franklin Patrick Herbert Franklin Herbert Franklin Patrick Herbert, Jr. Jr. Frank Patrick Herbert Jr. Franklin Herbert Jr. Franklin Patrick Herbert

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Much that was called religion has carried an unconscious attitude of hostility toward life. True religion must teach that life is filled with joys pleasing to the eye of God, that knowledge without action is empty. All men must see that the teaching of religion by rules and rote is largely a hoax. The proper teaching is recognized with ease. You can know it without fail because it awakens within you that sensation which tells you this is something you’ve always known.

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Gods need take no responsibility for anything except genesis. Gods accept everything and thus accept nothing. Gods must be identifiable yet remain anonymous. Gods do not need a spirit world.

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