Philip-
Agree with you completely about the "wish list" orientation.
Think it goes even farther in Heinlein's mind --
even beyond the Santa Claus "naughty or nice" list
to delusions of God-hood.
But after what happened to me, the fantasy struck the right chord...
-Ben
-----Original Message-----
From: Philip Arnold - ASP [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 8:42 AM
To: CF-Community
Subject: RE: Road Rage Hell
> Anybody remember Robert Heinlein's "Stranger in a Strange Land" from the
> late 60's?
> Mike decided jails were bad.
> So he "examined" the prisoners.
> The "safe" ones he let go.
> The violent ones simply disappeared, never to harm society again.
> Hmmmmmmmmm.
Heinlein's books always seemed like (excuse the expression) a personal
Wank-Fest... he basically put in things that he's "Like to be able to do"
rather than things that "Might be possible some day"
You can just imagine him sitting there thinking "Wouldn't it be great if you
could read people and see who was good or bad" and then writing it into a
book... I prefer the grittier writers who tend to write things that might
some-day be true, like Gibson...
Philip Arnold
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Certified ColdFusion Developer
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