A) nothing, per se. For comparison, the book, "The Mote in God's Eye," there was a similar embracing of Islamic cultures, but kept people and groups distinct. Where the comparison might be a future where Islam had first taken over.
B) that's an interesting perspective, if anything the overall seemed more about the power of the mind over the impulsive desires of the body. Except in the framework of a variation on the heroes journey.
Spice = oil, I would have framed differently, but can't disagree.
A) nothing, per se. For comparison, the book, "The Mote in God's Eye," there was a similar embracing of Islamic cultures, but kept people and groups distinct. Where the comparison might be a future where Islam had first taken over.
B) that's an interesting perspective, if anything the overall seemed more about the power of the mind over the impulsive desires of the body. Except in the framework of a variation on the heroes journey.
Spice = oil, I would have framed differently, but can't disagree.