Ivan Gradjansky

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“Evil done in the name of good. Evil done in the name of evil. Which is worse?”
― Eliezer Yudkowsky, Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality

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“If the students see that rules are for everyone... for professors too, not just for poor helpless students who get nothing but suffering out of the system... why, the positive effects on school discipline should be tremendous.”
― Eliezer Yudkowsky, Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality

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“Reality is always lawful," said Harry, "even if we don't know the law.”
― Eliezer Yudkowsky, Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality

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“Your strength as a rationalist is your ability to be more confused by fiction than by reality. If you're equally good at explaining any outcome, you have zero knowledge.”
― Eliezer Yudkowsky, Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality

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“It wasn't cheating, but it was Science, which was almost as good.”
― Eliezer Yudkowsky, Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality

tags: cheating, hpmor, science

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