Pavitra comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 2 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Pavitra 29 August 2010 04:17:27AM 0 points [-]

Sometimes the world is just cruel for no reason.

Comment author: wedrifid 29 August 2010 05:40:25AM 1 point [-]

I didn't mean to suggest that it was unrealistic. It is a far more likely interpretation of events and a rather clever observation. I just didn't like it. It make me sad. :)

Comment author: Pavitra 29 August 2010 06:21:29AM 0 points [-]

I know. But I thought Eliezer may have been trying to make a deliberate point, and I wanted to draw it out.