WrongBot comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 21, chapters 91 & 92 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: WrongBot 04 July 2013 05:12:43PM 1 point [-]

Hermione will be resurrected before the conclusion of this story.

(Given that Harry wins and souls aren't real.)

Comment author: Kaj_Sotala 05 July 2013 01:38:16AM 11 points [-]

I'm a bit divided on how I'd feel about that. On the other hand, finding a way to resurrect her would be thematically appropriate. On the other hand, it would also be thematically appropriate if there wasn't any way, and you just had to accept that the universe doesn't always play fair, with you sometimes not getting everything you want despite your best efforts.

Comment author: linkhyrule5 04 July 2013 11:42:29PM 7 points [-]

I'll go a step farther, and say that regardless of the existence of souls, Hermione will be resurrected before the conclusion of this story.

Comment author: Dorikka 04 July 2013 08:23:43PM 2 points [-]

I sorta feel that I know what you're getting at, but "Hermione lives" seems like a precondition for "Harry wins", no?

Comment author: WrongBot 04 July 2013 08:46:36PM 0 points [-]

By "wins" I just meant "beats the bad guy(s)".

Comment author: kilobug 05 July 2013 05:27:11PM 1 point [-]

There is a very significant risk that without Hermione, Harry will become a bad guy. That's what the Hat warned him about, and we have reasons to think that it's why Quirrelmort tried to remove Hermione from Harry. And that's what the prophecies seem to be warning about.

Comment author: WrongBot 05 July 2013 07:27:25PM 1 point [-]

The bad guy(s) relative to Harry. Hermione coming back is important whichever way his morality goes.

Comment author: jaibot 05 July 2013 03:46:09AM 0 points [-]

I continue to have at least 30% confidence that Hermione was never dead. There are too many would-be-conclusive bits of evidence just barely out of reach.

Comment author: WrongBot 05 July 2013 03:54:26AM 10 points [-]

I'm about 95% confident Eliezer wouldn't do such a thing.

Comment author: Luke_A_Somers 06 July 2013 04:55:36PM 1 point [-]

What would normally be considerd dead, sure. I wouldn't put it 19:1 against that Harry successfully prevented information-theoretic death.

Comment author: jaibot 05 July 2013 04:47:36AM 0 points [-]

I really miss Intrade.

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