The shamans are forever yacking about their snake-oil 'miracles.' I prefer the Real McCoy - a pregnant woman.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Heinlein dismisses spiritual healers and their promised miracles, preferring the tangible reality of pregnancy as a true wonder.
- In plain terms
- He rejects fake miracles from shamans and calls a pregnant woman the real miracle.
- What can you take from it?
- Value tangible biological realities over supernatural claims.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes something a miracle?
- Is biology more real than faith?
Another view
It dismisses subjective spiritual experiences entirely.
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