RichardKennaway comments on Rationality Quotes December 2011 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: RichardKennaway 30 November 2011 11:16:58PM 16 points [-]

It turns out wanting something doesn't make it real.

Except that in this case it did.

Comment author: philh 02 December 2011 01:01:51PM * 12 points [-]

What made it real was (among other things) Randall posting that comic. He wanted the meetup, and chose that method to publicise it.

Wanting something isn't sufficient: desire is a force that acts upon you, not on the universe.

Comment author: Ezekiel 30 November 2011 11:54:19PM 2 points [-]

Just reading that maxed out my GDA for fuzzies.

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