FiftyTwo comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 10 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Anubhav 12 March 2012 08:02:34AM *  11 points [-]

Oh, and I suspect that the Sorting Hat Summoning is going to happen during the trial

Yes, it is.

Either that or Eliezer anticipated this train of thought (not unlikely) and is playing at the second level (slightly unlikely). Multiplying that out, the probability is miniscule.

Comment author: FiftyTwo 13 March 2012 01:00:57AM 3 points [-]

Eleizer is always playing at one level higher than you...

Comment author: arundelo 13 March 2012 01:07:19AM 7 points [-]

Even after you've accounted for the fact that Eliezer is always playing at one level higher than you.

Comment author: Anubhav 19 March 2012 02:04:04PM 1 point [-]

Reminds me of this.

Comment author: Anubhav 16 March 2012 05:16:41AM 3 points [-]

Eleizer is always playing at one level higher than you...

In this case, yes.