Caledonian2 comments on Mere Messiahs - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Caledonian2 05 December 2007 12:34:38AM 13 points [-]

A more clear-cut fictional example of 'expected damnation arising from a virtuous act'

See: Huckleberry Finn, in which the protagonist believes he'll go to Hell for helping a slave escape.