Comment by coldlyrationalogic on Torture vs. Dust Specks · 2015-04-10T14:52:49.679Z · LW · GW

It's odd. If you think about it, Eliezer's Argument is absolutely correct. But it seems rather unintuitive even though I KNOW it's right. We humans are a bit silly sometimes. On the other hand, we did manage to figure this out, so it's not that bad.

Comment by coldlyrationalogic on Torture vs. Dust Specks · 2015-04-10T14:43:43.996Z · LW · GW

Exactly, if Elizier had went out and said what he thought, nothing good would come out of it. The point is to make you think.

Comment by coldlyrationalogic on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, part 10 · 2015-04-05T18:28:44.681Z · LW · GW

One thing i Just wanted to point out, Mr. Hat&Cloak (or, as Hermione calls him, Mr. Extremely Shifty Guy) appears to shape-shift when talking to her. Has anyone considered that he could be a manifestation of Tonks? Thats a bit far fetched, but whoever he is, he either can shape-shift, OR create illusions to make it look like he does.