Growing closer, sharing water...Extraterrestrials and This book.

Stranger in a Strange Land is one of my favorite books. Robert A. Heinlein is by far my favorite author as well. It's been a while since I read it (time for a re-read I think) but I love his philosphy and this possible vision of the future. It's possible that one day man could evolve to those levels, but I doubt it will be anytime soon. Interesting enough, there is an actual religion based on this book. The Church of All Worlds website can be found at: http://www.caw.org/ There is also an early version of the waterbed described in this book, similar to the one he first described in another good book of his "Double Star." The waterbed had yet to be invented. When the "real" waterbed was created, Charles Hall the creator was refused a patent on it by the U.S. Patent Office because it was so similar to what was described in the Heinlein books.

I grok therefore i am. I thought that the whole idea of this book was excellent, and if you delve deep enough into it then your in for a treat. There's even a religion based on this book. The Church of All Worlds.

It already does. There is a group of wiccans (pagans) that have formed their lifestyle/religion based on the book. they even call their covent/group the same as in the book ect. Keep in mind not all wiccans follow this lifestyle just this specific group that took the book to heart and made their own wiccan path based on it.

First of all I love Robert Heinlein. The ideas he presents are so amazing. I think it's an interesting concept. Would people recognize a christ figure if he where before them. This book is a good example of what "could" happen. I love it as an interesting theological example. It gives us a new insite into what we and others "believe".