NihilCredo comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 4 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: NihilCredo 28 October 2010 11:15:17PM 2 points [-]

"Acausal" and "(T/U)DT" aren't magic words that, upon invoking them, suddenly make it rational to act like a good Samaritan and against your own goals and interests.

Comment author: Oscar_Cunningham 29 October 2010 08:09:47AM 0 points [-]

I was thinking more that he might have promised to rescue her if she needed it, so that she would agree to help him.

Comment author: Perplexed 28 October 2010 11:30:50PM 0 points [-]

No, they only make it seem rational to some people.

<Ducks behind shelter>

Comment author: NihilCredo 28 October 2010 11:35:55PM 0 points [-]

Heh. If you had seen the part of my post I eventually deleted, you would have been digging a trench. Fortunately I didn't feel yet ready to put such a broad accusation forward with the necessary confidence.