Will_Newsome comments on Rationality quotes: August 2010 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Nic_Smith 03 August 2010 05:08:21PM 4 points [-]

"Someday I want to be so powerful that I can defeat myself in a single blow." -- Silence, commenting on a character in Prism Ark that says they want to be stronger.

Comment author: Will_Newsome 07 August 2010 05:16:12AM 4 points [-]

I don't understand. Anybody who lives near a cliff or owns a gun has that much power. Explain? What is the connection to rationality?