Technology, Belief Systems and the Individual in Dune and Foundation Es

engineering skill, Belief Systems and the Individual in dune and conception Technology and belief pee a great deal to do in making a good cognizance fiction novel. Frank Herberts Dune and Isaac Asimovs Foundation Series give excellent examples of this. Belief systems are defined as religious beliefs in a society. Technology is defined as the level of science come upond in a society. These two factors play separate roles in a society. Yet, at times, they fall into the same categories like in the book Dune where science reflects religious aspects or in Foundation where the society depends on religion and social behavior to survive the onslaught of advanced engine room. Religion might be a fuel to achieve a specific level of technology. Such as in the Bible, Seek and you shall find. May mean that God wants all Christians to achieve the highest amount of experience that they are capable of. Religion gives an individual, morals and control, while science gives an individual the me dium under which he can explore the hidden. Dune is a fine example that shows the mingling of religion and science and how it affects the individual or society. Religion is the main idea in the book Dune. The author states the divers(prenominal) types of religions that come to pass since the beginning of this age. Before the coming of MuadDib (a savior), the desert people on the planet of Arrakis practiced a religion whose roots came from an undetermined source. more scholars have traced the extensive borrowing of this religion from other religions. Many people were confused to find that so many ideas in one religion easily reflected another. From this confusion, the people of Arrakis formed a committee know as the Orange Catholic Liturgical Church. This ch... ...changeably. In other words religion and technology have to become a part of each other. In Foundation, these is a lack of religious beliefs and a lack of social behavior among the people and the government known as the Empire, until the savior discovers the truth and proves that a society cannot rely upon technology alone. In the book Dune on the other hand religion and technology are the cornerstones of the society and the people think of scientific events such as space travel as a religious event. However, this relationship becomes fragile as the greed among the people destroys those cornerstones and as a result, the society. In e very(prenominal) community, religion and technology are together in harmony which brings order to an individuals mind, therefore it is very important to maintain that order in a society. Works CitedHerbert, Frank. Dune. New York Ace, 1965.