In a moral dilemma where you lost something either way, making the choice would feel bad either way, so you could temporarily save yourself a little mental pain by refusing to decide. At the cost of not being able to plan anything in advance, and at the cost of incurring a huge bias toward inaction or waiting until too late... Eliezer Yudkowsky
Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
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Anonymous
Besides, the world isn't split into good people and Death Eaters. We've all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That's who we really are.
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J.k. Rowling
Mr. Moony presents his compliments to Professor Snape, and begs him to keep his abnormally large nose out of other people's business. Mr. Prongs agrees with Mr. <span style="margin:15px; display:block"></span>Moony, and would like to add that Professor Snape is an ugly git. Mr. Padfoot would...
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J.k. Rowling
How do you feel, Georgie?" whispered Mrs. Weasley.George's fingers groped for the side of his head." Saintlike, " he murmured." What's wrong with him?" croaked Fred, looking terrified. "Is his mind affected?"" Saintlike, " repeated George, opening his eyes and looking up at his brother....
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J.k. Rowling
An Unbreakable Vow?" said Ron, looking stunned. "Nah, he can’t have.... Are you sure?"" Yes I’m sure, " said Harry. "Why, what does it mean?"" Well, you can’t break an Unbreakable Vow...""I’d worked that much out for myself, funnily enough.
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J.k. Rowling
More Quotes By Eliezer Yudkowsky
There is no justice in the laws of nature, no term for fairness in the equations of motion. The Universe is neither evil, nor good, it simply does not care. The stars don't care, or the Sun, or the sky. But they don't have to!...
One of chief pieces of advice I give to aspiring rationalists is "Don't try to be clever." And, "Listen to those quiet, nagging doubts." If you don't know, you don't know what you don't know, you don't know how much you don't know, and you...
If you once tell a lie, the truth is ever after your enemy.
And someday when the descendants of humanity have spread from star to star they won’t tell the children about the history of Ancient Earth until they’re old enough to bear it and when they learn they’ll weep to hear that such a thing as Death...
It's a most peculiar psychology–this business of 'Science is based on faith too, so there! ' Typically this is said by people who claim that faith is a good thing. Then why do they say 'Science is based on faith too! ' in that angry-triumphal...
