Fermatastheorem comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 24, chapter 95 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Fermatastheorem 18 July 2013 06:23:12AM 12 points [-]

I think probably the latter. His conclusion is "So you really do care" not "So other people aren't rational enough to try to ressurect their loved ones."

Comment author: hirvinen 18 July 2013 12:47:58PM 2 points [-]

From "So you do really care" and his well-established view that most people are painfully stupid, he should deduce also the latter, as it is more unlikely that Harry is both exceptionally rational and exceptionally caring unless he has a reason to believe that the former causes or at least strongly correlates with the latter.

Then again, someone who has a low opinion of others' intelligence should already believe that others are not rational enough to seek resurrection, even if they cared to want it.