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Not that they are minor, just not overtly or fundamentally religious or theistic. They don't require some religious dogma or deity to exist or be understood in their own right.
A long, long time ago, and I didn't get all the way through. For some reason it didn't float my boat like LOTR. I should probably have another go at it; I'm in a very different headspace these days.
A long, long time ago, and I didn't get all the way through. For some reason it didn't float my boat like LOTR. I should probably have another go at it; I'm in a very different headspace these days.
IMHO Frank Herbert was a lesser talent. Some of the Dune series was downright painful to read. There was that hideous movie that came out in the 80's, which was every bit as painful to sit through. I do recall a couple of cable channel series that were generally excellent.
I guess I will never be happy with anything made of what I consider the great sci fi classics. OTOH I sure did love Firefly
IMHO Frank Herbert was a lesser talent. Some of the Dune series was downright painful to read. There was that hideous movie that came out in the 80's, which was every bit as painful to sit through. I do recall a couple of cable channel series that were generally excellent.
I guess I will never be happy with anything made of what I consider the great sci fi classics. OTOH I sure did love Firefly
Everything after the first book was sooooooo painful, and we only watch movie with the sound off. We add our own dialogue.
Loved Firefly. The series and movie are worth watching.
The LOTR trilogy and the Hobbit are the the closest thing to a "non abrahamic based deity or story" that I personally like, but like you I think it's a stretch because all that's really in there are "meta-references" ... death and resurrection, love and sacrifice, good and evil, etc.
Yes, while strictly speaking, LoTR is non-Abrahamic, it is blatantly a product of the Abrahamic worldview.
What your favorite non abrahamic based diety and/or story? And why?
I'll go with Loki. Norse god of mischief and mayhem. Amongst other things. He was always one step ahead. Whenever the other gods tried to plan something. Loki had to be factored in, as the wild card, and if there as a way to make things go wrong. Loki would find it.
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