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Daily Quote #71

"One man's theology is another man's belly laugh." – Robert A. Heinlein

For Us, The Living: A Comedy of Customs - Heinlein - an alleged master of SF

When I queued up "For Us, The Living", I had no idea what to expect beyond the book's basic synopsis: man goes driving in 1939. Man crashes car. Man

Musk on AI

Elon Musk had a run of Artificial Intelligence related appearances at the beginning of November. He appeared for the fourth time on the Joe Rogan Experience and

Specialization is for insects.

“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall,

Predestination - A review.

I'm way too late to the game seeing this movie and reading the story upon which it's based, '--All You Zombies--' by Robert Heinlein; so, I knocked out reading the

'Heroes of Liberty' - Robert A. Heinlein

they care about skin color—by making point of how they don’t care

[About North America]: Is mixed-up place another way; they care about skin color—by making point of how they don’t care. First trip I was always too light or too

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You can always sway a thousand men by appealing to their prejudices quicker than you can convince one man by logic #RobertHeinlein

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Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done & why. Then do it #RobertHeinlein

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If you've got the #truth you can demonstrate it. Talking doesn't prove it #RobertAHeinlein

Just Wait Until Grokking of Television Fulfills!

This is a quote from the hypothetical Man From Mars, Valentine Michael Smith. I read it in Him, in the same place that did Robert Himself. Semantic Infinitude Constructs

"Cult of Ignorance" quote

[This is so sad, but it is also so very true] "There is a CULT OF IGNORANCE in the United States, and there always has been. The strain of anti-intellectualism

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You can always sway a thousand men by appealing to their prejudices quicker than you can convince one man by logic #RobertHeinlein

“Butterflies are not insects, they are self propelled flowers.” Robert A. Heinlein

“Butterflies are not insects, they are self propelled flowers.” Robert A. Heinlein This is a tribute post, to Robert Heinlein, one of my favorite authors And one

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Always listen to experts. They'll tell you what can't be done & why. Then do it #RobertHeinlein

Revisiting Stranger in a Strange Land after 25 Years

For whatever reason, two weeks ago I got the urge to reread Robert Heinlein's Stranger in a Strange Land with an eye toward his motivations for writing it. I thought

"Do Not handicap your children by making their lives easy."

They (1941) by Robert Heinlein - Review and Analysis

This review contains spoilers. You can read the entire short story at: They, by Robert A. Heinlein was written in 1941. It is a short story about a man who is locked

The opposite of a polite society

An armed society is a polite society. An unarmed "society" isn't a real society at all. It's a feed lot. A slaughter house. A prison. The people in it

Robert A. Heinlein - Quotes