Talk:Human

I could find nowhere on the Dune Wiki (or in the first three books) a discussion of what "human" means in the context of someone, like Paul Atreides, who is genetically human, being the offspring of two humans, but nevertheless needs to be tested for humanity by the gom jabbar. How would non-human humans (if I can use that term) arise? What are the characteristics of non-human humans? Are there many of them about (untested I would presume)? In short, what is the point of this whole concept if it plays no role (that I can see) in the universe of the story?


 * Would be interesting as a topic... i guess if you take the gom jabbar test literally almost noone is human except for the Bene Gesserit, which reflects their attitude towards all non-BG. To them every human whose mind is inferior to their will power is basically an animal.--Haerangil (talk) 10:00, 29 November 2020 (UTC)