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Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 16 August 2012 07:48:52AM 12 points [-]

"Professor Quirrell" is such an emulation, and sometimes I worry about all the people who say that they find his arguments very, very convincing.

Comment author: komponisto 16 August 2012 07:58:14AM 8 points [-]

Well, you have put some truly excellent teachings into his mouth, such as the one that I have taken the liberty of dubbing "Quirrell's Law":

The world around us redounds with opportunities, explodes with opportunities, which nearly all folk ignore because it would require them to violate a habit of thought.

Comment author: shminux 16 August 2012 09:47:26PM *  0 points [-]

one that I have taken the liberty of dubbing "Quirrell's Law"

Hmm, I wonder, if "Yudkowsky's law" existed, what would be the best candidate for it?

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