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whpearson comments on Rational Terrorism or Why shouldn't we burn down tobacco fields? - Less Wrong Discussion

-2 Post author: whpearson 02 October 2010 02:51PM

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Comment author: whpearson 02 October 2010 08:01:06PM 0 points [-]

Done. The numbers don't really make sense in this version though....

Comment author: Will_Newsome 02 October 2010 09:01:30PM 0 points [-]

Thanks. The slightly less sensible numbers might deaden the point of your argument a little bit, but I think the quality of discussion will be higher.

Comment author: whpearson 02 October 2010 09:34:35PM 0 points [-]

Somehow I doubt there will be much discussion, high quality or low :) It seems like it has gone below the threshold to be seen in the discussion section. It is -3 in case you are wondering.

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