Eliezer_Yudkowsky comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 5 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 02 November 2010 11:33:34PM 9 points [-]

I hereby declare this to be fact. Not least because otherwise Harry would be tempted to send his Patronus into the Dementors' pit at any time, which problem I had thought about and planned to have him just not think of.

Comment author: Pavitra 03 November 2010 09:46:21PM 6 points [-]

Does this count as a violation of the "don't say 'Eliezer said X'" rule? :P

Comment author: hairyfigment 05 November 2010 06:35:01PM 0 points [-]

This could make sense, but does it say anything about the possibility of long-range Horcrux action?