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

6 Post author: NihilCredo 02 November 2010 06:57PM

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Comment author: Baughn 07 November 2010 08:33:51PM 0 points [-]

Harry already intends to become god; this seems like a logical first step.

I wonder if he'll see it that way?

Comment author: NihilCredo 07 November 2010 09:14:09PM 6 points [-]

In the same sense that learning to fire a rifle is a logical first step to building an atom bomb?

Comment author: Baughn 14 November 2010 08:32:28PM 0 points [-]

While that's an amusing analogy, I was actually thinking it might be possible to use the resources of this nation (..widespread small city?) to solve the problem.

Being able to throw more brains at a problem is qualitatively different from gaining a little personal power.