Romashka comments on Open thread, Sep. 28 - Oct. 4, 2015 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Romashka 01 October 2015 07:31:18AM 2 points [-]

I think so (based on fictional evidence of a Kipling's story). For example, the church could damn rats, it would make people united in their efforts.

Comment author: Lumifer 01 October 2015 02:33:27PM -2 points [-]

If we're going for fictional evidence, it's easier to train an army of Pied Pipers :-)