Benito comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, July 2014, chapter 102 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Benito 26 July 2014 06:28:03PM * 5 points [-]

If this is the case, I imagine that the story will be darn-near not understandable towards the end, when Harry finds this out.

I mean, what do you expect to happen when you expect reality to fit your expectations? When the territory starts to match to the map?!

Edit: a Added the words 'you expect' and changed nearby words to be grammatically appropriate.

Comment author: Larks 28 July 2014 09:27:46AM 4 points [-]

Well, if the "expects" operator starts acting like a "proves" operator, that sounds like Lob's theorem.

Comment author: skeptical_lurker 26 July 2014 06:39:05PM 4 points [-]

I mean, what do you expect to happen when reality fits your expectations? When the territory starts to match to the map?!

I've been writing a story based on this premise. Spoiler: crazy shit happens.

Comment author: fubarobfusco 26 July 2014 09:04:15PM 1 point [-]

Sounds like the ending of Anathem.

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 26 July 2014 11:55:30PM * 2 points [-]

It also reminds me of Friedman's Coldfire books.