JoshuaZ comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread - Less Wrong

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Comment author: JoshuaZ 07 June 2010 01:09:46PM 1 point [-]

That which can be destroyed by the truth should be.

And if that destruction itself requires withholding information? In most contexts I'm pretty sure most people here would think that something of the form "I know I'm right, but they'll more likely to not believe the truth if I don't tell them X" is not good rational behavior.