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Hi, how does the quote "Fanaticism is a clear sign of repressed doubt" (Dune the Butlerian Jihad) tie in with Plato's "Allegory of the Cave?"
I was thinking that the quote means, fanaticism blinds us of our rational thought. In the famous parable of the cave, representing mankind in a dark cave, plato shows that the dwellers of the den can see only the shadows of puppets, which are themselves only imitations of really living things. That is, they see only the appearances of material things, not their true nature. The shadows which they are accustomed to observe, appear more real than the puppets that caused them.
Rejecting the sight of the puppets and not the shadows of the puppets, the prisoners have repressed their doubt of what reality is, which is a sign that they are fanatics?
I need help, im not sure if im making sense :/
I was thinking that the quote means, fanaticism blinds us of our rational thought. In the famous parable of the cave, representing mankind in a dark cave, plato shows that the dwellers of the den can see only the shadows of puppets, which are themselves only imitations of really living things. That is, they see only the appearances of material things, not their true nature. The shadows which they are accustomed to observe, appear more real than the puppets that caused them.
Rejecting the sight of the puppets and not the shadows of the puppets, the prisoners have repressed their doubt of what reality is, which is a sign that they are fanatics?
I need help, im not sure if im making sense :/