25. In 1969 at Rio Film Festival, Heinlein meets Sharon Tate, who would later be killed by Manson's cult.
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26. In 1970, Heinlein starts getting a disturbing letter and phone call from woman who says cops are after her.
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27. That letter and call were probably from Lynette Fromme, member of Manson cult who later tried to kill President Gerald Ford.
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28. Aside from Manson cult, of course, Heinlein inspired many more benign New Age-y religions and social formations.
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29. Key to understanding all this is that for Heinlein science fiction was speculation: playing with ideas. Not so for Hubbard.
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29B. For Hubbard (and others) speculation was starting point for creating actual religions. Literature was not play but how-to guide.
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@RonRosenbaum1 Van Vogt is kind of hard to read but important precursor to Philip K. Dick (and via Dick to Jonathan Lethem).1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@RonRosenbaum1 Yes, Valis books amazing. Lethem has credited Dick for some of the metaphysical instability in his (JL's) fiction
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