benelliott comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 7 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: benelliott 18 January 2011 08:46:13PM 1 point [-]

One could assume that wizards never thought of it.

I'll grant that sometimes author's do just not think of things. However, if there is a perfectly good explanation then I see no reason to throw away my enjoyment of the story by ignoring it.

Comment author: gwern 18 January 2011 09:40:14PM *  2 points [-]

Ah, but I don't come to the MoR discussion threads just to enjoy it. That's what reading it is for. I come to the MoR discussion threads to nitpick and tear it apart!