RobertLumley comments on Rationality Quotes October 2011 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Document 03 October 2011 04:07:50AM *  -2 points [-]

There is no good or evil. Only power, and those too weak to seek it.

J. K. Rowling

Edit: Wasn't expecting downvotes. Maybe the distinction between the attributions is obvious, but I still don't see it.

Edit 2: Downvotes explained; thanks.

Comment author: RobertLumley 03 October 2011 03:14:29PM 3 points [-]

I am also not a downvoter (I generally try not to) but I think it's likely due to the hostile, aggressive tone, and the lack of implied values, as NancyLebovitz touched on.

I also might suggest that Rowling probably didn't mean that, since it was said by, ya know, Voldemort. Some may have downvoted because it implied Rowling agreed with it.