July 16, 1952:
Robert A. Heinlein to Lurton Blassingame,
on writing what would become Stranger in a Strange Land —
". . . . Yes, I am still having trouble with that novel. . . .
The story itself is giving me real trouble. I believe that
I have dreamed up a really new S-F idea, a hard thing
to do these days—but I am having trouble coping with it."
Also on that date —
The next day . . .
Related art —
(For some backstory, see Geometry of the I Ching
and the history of Chinese philosophy.)
"Just as Socrates felt that it was necessary to create a tension in the mind
so that individuals could rise from the bondage of myths and half-truths
to the unfettered realm of creative analysis and objective appraisal . . . ."
See also today's previous post, from "Terminator Zero: Rise of the Chatbots."
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