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

11 Post author: Oscar_Cunningham 07 March 2012 04:46PM

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Comment author: [deleted] 14 March 2012 06:05:01PM 1 point [-]

The copper coin example is arguably a magical ingredient: the text emphasizes that it stores the heat of the goblin forges, and I imagine that those are somehow magical in nature.

Comment author: sketerpot 15 March 2012 05:35:18AM *  4 points [-]

The sun features prominently in so many mythologies that I would be mildly surprised if sunlight didn't count as magical in some way.