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Alsadius comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 16, chapter 85 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Alsadius 18 April 2012 12:25:14PM 1 point [-]

I'd actually say that the passage quoted makes the horcrux theory marginally less likely. Wouldn't a horcrux be more universal?

And the reason for downvotes is generally some combination of overconfidence, poor thought, and rudeness. You've managed the first two fairly well, and so -6. Or -7, rather.

Comment author: Normal_Anomaly 18 April 2012 08:17:12PM 0 points [-]

I agree with this. A horcrux would be more like a separate internal agent with its own goals, and less like a pattern of behavior.