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Luke_A_Somers comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, March 2015, chapter 119 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Subbak 10 March 2015 08:08:14PM 4 points [-]

The thing, if no wizards are dying any more, how do you get those Unbreakable Vows in any ethical way?

Comment author: Luke_A_Somers 11 March 2015 01:03:28AM 6 points [-]

A very brief oath, so everyone ends up sacrificing some power, but it's not a crippling loss.

<gaming>Since everyone is doing it, you can define a single one-syllable word for the full content of the oath, make sure everyone knows what it means, and then begin using that.</gaming>

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