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Raemon comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 7 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: JoshuaZ 29 April 2011 12:00:55AM *  2 points [-]

Yes, this point has been made before. In general, magic seems in many ways to operate on a human scale according to human intuitions. See e.g. my remarks here and the subsequent discussion.