Eliezer_Yudkowsky comments on The Correct Contrarian Cluster - Less Wrong

38 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 21 December 2009 10:01PM

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Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 22 December 2009 07:57:23PM 7 points [-]

Well then why wouldn't they plant explosives in such a way as to make the building FALL OVER?

Seriously, spend like 5 seconds figuring out what we're likely to reply before you post.

Comment author: PlaidX 22 December 2009 08:40:10PM 0 points [-]

Off the top of my head, pulverizing the buildings into small pieces allows for a much more complete destruction of evidence than simply tipping them over would have. After building seven "fell down", the rubble was quickly shipped off to blast furnaces, ironically under the supervision of a company called "Controlled Demolition Inc."

Comment author: Jonathan_Graehl 22 December 2009 11:04:19PM 5 points [-]

Evidence of how the alleged demolition was accomplished is best eliminated by demolishing the building?

Ironically, what you find to be an ironic coincidence sends the signal that you're inappropriately excited by cute but totally non-causal coincidences.

Comment author: PlaidX 22 December 2009 11:10:05PM *  0 points [-]

EDIT: Whoops, forgot we were supposed to be discussing this on the other page.

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