>>509883899 (OP)
>Grok
The word "grok", coined in the novel, made its way into the English language. In Heinlein's invented Martian language, "grok" literally means "to drink" and figuratively means "to comprehend", "to love", and "to be one with". The word rapidly became common parlance among science fiction fans, hippies, and later computer programmers[21] and hackers,[22] and has since entered the Oxford English Dictionary.[23] In November 2023, xAI, an artificial-intelligence company founded by Elon Musk, launched Grok, a large language model chatbot named after the novel’s neologism; the system is integrated into the social-media platform X (formerly Twitter).[24]
But MUCH more interesting:
>A central element of the second half of the novel is the religious movement founded by Smith, the "Church of All Worlds", an initiatory mystery religion blending elements of paganism and revivalism, with psychic training and instruction in the Martian language. In 1968, Oberon Zell-Ravenheart (then Tim Zell) founded the Church of All Worlds, a Neopagan religious organization modeled in many ways after the fictional organization in the novel.[18] The spiritual path included several ideas from the book, including polyamory, non-mainstream family structures, social libertarianism, water-sharing rituals, an acceptance of all religious paths by a single tradition, and the use of several terms such as "grok", "Thou art God", and "Never Thirst".
Church is in CA. Welcome to Scientology 2.0.
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