Grif comments on Doubt, Science, and Magical Creatures - a Child's Perspective - Less Wrong

33 Post author: Benquo 28 December 2013 03:26PM

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Comment author: fowlertm 28 December 2013 03:50:12PM 11 points [-]

It's also possible that, in concealing the information from your parents, you also managed to conceal it from the TF as well. It would be much, much harder to figure that out experimentally, given how little we know about the mechanisms by which purportedly magical beings interact with information.

Comment author: Grif 28 December 2013 09:45:21PM *  1 point [-]

Perhaps the tooth fairy doesn't magically sense baby teeth under pillows, but she has to be sent a telepathic note from the child's parents first.