gjm comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 15, chapter 84 - Less Wrong

3 Post author: FAWS 11 April 2012 03:39AM

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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 11 April 2012 10:21:12PM 5 points [-]

Is he actually loyal to his students or Up To Something?.

Comment author: gjm 12 April 2012 09:59:57AM 15 points [-]

Could be both. In any case I think it's a fair assumption that Quirrell is always up to something.

Comment author: Paulovsk 12 April 2012 06:25:48PM 3 points [-]

This is driving me crazy.

I never know when he's doing evil or not. This chapter, for example, led me to believe he was doing good at some point of his life. Although my rationalist-beginner-side is screaming at me he is Voldemort or something, I can't help but sympathize with that point.

Comment author: Eugine_Nier 13 April 2012 05:30:24AM 7 points [-]

This chapter, for example, led me to believe he was doing good at some point of his life.

Um, his "good" deed consisted of attempting to set up a fake ultimate hero and getting really pissed of when people didn't fall for it.

Comment author: Velorien 13 April 2012 12:44:03PM 1 point [-]

We don't actually know that yet. It's only a popular fan theory.

Comment author: Sheaman3773 26 June 2012 06:16:57AM 1 point [-]

Velorien should not be downvoted. He asked himself the fundamental question of rationality:

What do I think I know and how do I think I know it?

and the fact of the matter is, we don't know that that's true, it is a falsifiable theory with supporting evidence and multiple proponents but we don't know yet.

Upvoted.