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ygert comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 20, chapter 90 - Less Wrong Discussion

9 Post author: palladias 02 July 2013 02:13AM

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Comment author: ygert 02 July 2013 02:16:29PM 1 point [-]

The second bit does not accurately distinguish between a frys-njner ragvgl naq n aba-frys-njner ragvgl gung whfg vf "cebtenzzrq" jvgu gur erfcbafr bs "lrf" gb "ner lbh frys njner?". Hayrff lbh ner vzcylvat gung fbzrubj nfxvat gur dhrfgvba jvyy znxr gur cnvagvat orpbzr frys-njner fbzrubj?

Comment author: robryk 02 July 2013 07:47:00PM 1 point [-]

I think that ikrase wants to draw a parallel with the fbegvat ung.

Comment author: ikrase 02 July 2013 09:48:33PM 1 point [-]

Yes. Plus Harry jbeevrq nobhg qbvat vg gb n cnvagvat fubegyl yngre.

Comment author: ygert 03 July 2013 10:25:21AM 2 points [-]

Hmm. I didn't think cnvagvatf jbexrq yvxr gur fbegvat ung va gung erfcrpg. Gurl zvtug, ohg V fgvyy guvax vg zber yvxryl gung Uneel jnf whfg jbeelvat bhg bs n frafr bs pnhgvba.

Va nal pnfr, vs lbhe cyna fhpprrqf, lbh znqr na ragvgl gung orunirf yvxr Urezvbar, cyhf gura lbh znqr vg frys-njner. Gung fgvyy qbrfa'g zrna vg'f Urezvbar, whfg gung vg vf n frys-njner ntrag gung npgf yvxr Urezvbar, Frys-njnerarff vf n arprffnel pbaqvgvba sbe na ntrag gb or Urezvbar, abg n fhssvpvrag bar.