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I have read all that Heinlein ever wrote. He used just about every foible of mankind in his quest to add reality to his personal dreams. (and they were dreams, he was not realistic in most of them, as to what his depth of knowledge of physics would permit)

I cannot say I've read all he wrote but I had plenty of paperbacks when Bantam and other publishers were charging 35-cents and 50-cents.

I credit the Word of God with repeatedly cleansing my mind of the damnable dreams and images many of RH's -- and other inspired sci-fi and fantasy writers of the time -- brought so vividly to my mind.

Were it not for the washing, the cleansing effect of the Holy Bible and learning how to begin to have the mind of Christ, I'd been institutionalized or dead long before now.

I suspect that you under-estimate yourself.

Just about everything on book shelves does the DD up, DD down routine in some way.

TV is far worse too!

You can’t even watch a football game anymore without some kind of trash being stuffed through your eyeballs.
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I credit the Word of God with repeatedly cleansing my mind of the damnable dreams and images many of RH's -- and other inspired sci-fi and fantasy writers of the time -- brought so vividly to my mind.

They are stories, just stories made up out of whole clothe. The only power they have is the power we give them over us.

Were it not for the washing, the cleansing effect of the Holy Bible and learning how to begin to have the mind of Christ, I'd been institutionalized or dead long before now.

Then my very best sincere advice is don't read them, stay as far away as possible.

I remember my 9th grade Social Studies teacher telling us that the Bible had some of the most violent raunchy stories of any literature out there. He cited the incest of Lot, the adultery of David, etc...Some people think those are the moral equivalent of fairy tales or fables.<>P>I personally enjoy reading a wide variety of genres, but I don't let them become all consuming.

Just my never humble opinion.