paper-machine comments on Rationality Quotes March 2013 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 01 March 2013 06:59:16PM 8 points [-]

"I wish to defend this world. I wish to protect this world which God has abandoned, and defend it against everything that threatens it!"

-- To the Stars (Madoka fanfiction)

Comment author: [deleted] 01 March 2013 07:02:25PM 3 points [-]

Spoilers!

Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 01 March 2013 08:07:43PM 1 point [-]

Don't worry, it's not the person's wish you think it is.

Comment author: [deleted] 01 March 2013 08:47:33PM 1 point [-]

It is, actually -- I read the fic months ago.

Comment author: Sengachi 02 March 2013 01:06:42AM 0 points [-]

But I don't think it likely that the quote would make others more likely to guess who made such a wish correctly.

Comment author: wedrifid 02 March 2013 12:44:28PM 1 point [-]

But I don't think it likely that the quote would make others more likely to guess who made such a wish correctly.

It makes me much more likely to guess who made a which correctly. It never would have occurred to me that anyone said it prior to reading it.

Comment author: Sengachi 03 March 2013 11:37:35PM * 1 point [-]

And now I feel stupid. Thank you very much. (No sarcasm)