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Alsadius comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 26, chapter 97 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Alsadius 18 August 2013 10:08:17PM 1 point [-]

I grant 1), of course. But wizards have shields that ought to be proof against handguns. My question was asked in response to the line "guns that will reliably break a wizard's shields".

Comment author: Fermatastheorem 19 August 2013 02:00:07AM 1 point [-]

'ought to' is often not the some as 'do' especially when the subject is Wizarding Britain.

Comment author: Alsadius 19 August 2013 05:04:40AM 2 points [-]

Wizards aren't totally stupid. You shoot down a dozen or so, and the rest will remember their Bullet-Repelling Charms quickly enough.