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

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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 28 February 2011 07:21:08PM *  2 points [-]

They have magic, and they are physically sturdier than Muggles. Maybe they are also on average smarter than Muggles.

Which constitutes evidence for Terry Tao being a wizard.

Comment author: Desrtopa 28 February 2011 09:44:54PM 8 points [-]

Their being smarter on average than Muggles doesn't seem particularly well supported by the story so far, except insofar as the average intelligence of characters in the story is raised by virtue of being written by Eliezer.