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

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Comment author: katydee 29 August 2010 02:28:20AM 4 points [-]

Have you ever been rock climbing? I assure you that the fact that you're safe, and even the fact that you know you're safe, does not shut off the (untrained) lizard brain, at least not the sort of lizard brain that's afraid of heights.

Comment author: RichardKennaway 29 August 2010 07:30:22AM 3 points [-]

It doesn't mean anything afterwards, though, and afterwards is when the puzzling scene happens.