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

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Comment author: Bugmaster 09 September 2011 06:56:26AM 3 points [-]

The recent conversations Harry has with Dumbledore seem to imply that Harry is becoming what tvtropes calls a Knight Templar: a zealot who is willing to burn villages in order to save them. Such a person will very easily commit great evils in the name of "The Greater Good" (whatever that may be). I agree with Dumbledore on this. Harry has no brakes; he is willing to escalate his counterattacks without limit, collateral damage be damned. This may not technically count as "Dark" according to the dichotomy set up in the narrative, but it's still a completely evil way to act.

Comment author: TobyBartels 09 September 2011 02:30:53PM 3 points [-]

Harry is becoming what tvtropes calls a Knight Templar

Or a Totalitarian Utilitarian.