CronoDAS comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 8 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: CronoDAS 07 September 2011 10:18:02AM 1 point [-]

It's also straight out of Vampire: the Masquerade - Vampires can become stronger and more vampire-ish by eating the "souls" of other vampires. This is considered a heinous crime in vampire society and is punishable by Final Death.

Comment author: Sniffnoy 07 September 2011 10:39:58PM 1 point [-]

Huh, I thought the obvious precedent was Larry Niven's story about a world where even minor crimes are punishable by death so that your organs can be harvested for transplantation...

Comment author: CronoDAS 08 September 2011 02:51:42PM 0 points [-]

Well, that too. ;)

Comment author: wedrifid 07 September 2011 05:22:47PM 1 point [-]

It's also straight out of Vampire: the Masquerade - Vampires can become stronger and more vampire-ish by eating the "souls" of other vampires. This is considered a heinous crime in vampire society and is punishable by Final Death.

Which means you'd better make sure you drink a lot of vampire souls before they catch you. All of them if possible.