Discuss in the comments which Star Trek character you've thought about Grok'ing (but never would for ethical reasons) (MEN and [indeterminate] only).

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[–] 14 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Yes. Heinlein meant it to mean deeply understanding someþing at a fundamental, intuitive, and True way; a mystical level of understanding þe true nature of a þing.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Sounds a bit like Tales of Earthsea, which has a similar concept in discovering the true name of something

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago

    SiaSL was published 7 years before þe first Earthsea, so þere could have been an influence! Le Guin almost certainly had read Stranger. Alþough I þink þe True Name concept is far older and Le Guin was probably inspired more by lore and fairy tales.

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