I just started reading Dune (despite reading a ton in general) and that tracks with the way the BGs use the term "humans".
That said, seems like a lot of extra work to do when you can just run some MSM articles that prompt the NPCs to bleat about how cool they are for not being able to actually formulate thoughts.
I actually had an experience with a girl once, in highschool, who casually mentioned how weird it was when writers in books would describe how they could envision things. They thought it was metaphorical and overdramatic. I somehow managed to successfully walk her
through imagining something in her head, and it was like someone's reaction to taking mushrooms for the first time. She couldn't believe what had happened, her pupils dilated, she was excited and had goosebumps. I believe that you're partially correct in that this ability is suppressed in a lot of people. However, there do appear to be some people who are just genuinely incapable of it.
This still blows my mind. NPCs are a danger to real humans and need to be eliminated IMO.
This is the purpose of the Gom Jabbar test.
I just started reading Dune (despite reading a ton in general) and that tracks with the way the BGs use the term "humans".
That said, seems like a lot of extra work to do when you can just run some MSM articles that prompt the NPCs to bleat about how cool they are for not being able to actually formulate thoughts.
Some of us have great instincts, but we were taught to ignore them because it was weird as a child. relearning how to listen is very difficult.
I actually had an experience with a girl once, in highschool, who casually mentioned how weird it was when writers in books would describe how they could envision things. They thought it was metaphorical and overdramatic. I somehow managed to successfully walk her through imagining something in her head, and it was like someone's reaction to taking mushrooms for the first time. She couldn't believe what had happened, her pupils dilated, she was excited and had goosebumps. I believe that you're partially correct in that this ability is suppressed in a lot of people. However, there do appear to be some people who are just genuinely incapable of it.
First three dune books are pretty solid.