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Exetera comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 18, chapter 87 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Exetera 23 December 2012 02:12:33AM *  2 points [-]

So, by this law, Harry and the Weasley twins disturbing Neville outside the Hogwarts Express on the first day was the objectively right thing to do?

Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 23 December 2012 02:54:33AM 3 points [-]

If they'd known the true consequences with certainty in advance... sure.