Comment on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 2

Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:23:11 GMT

As I understood it, Harry's revulsion wasn't against the need for a sacrifice but against Dumbledore's fear, Harry would consider the cost of a sacrifice as comparately low. Thinking about ways to lower that cost would not have convinced Dumbledore that Harry took that cost serious the way rejecting the thought outright might have.

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