I did further research after I posted the question and found this:
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3000137/1/On-the-Wings-of-a-Phoenix
which is about Voldemort being good, and Harry being sort of neutral then converted to Voldemort’s side.
But it’s not the ideal of what I was looking for.
Harry Potter question:
Is there any good “Harry is evil, Voldemort is the good guy” fanfic?
That works as a neutral “let’s move on”. I sort of want a feeling of conceding more (but not totally) though.
Any tips on bailing out of an argument if you want to very nearly concede the whole thing without quite saying your opponent is right?
eg if you realise the whole conversation was a terrible mistake and you’re totally unequipped to have the conversation, but still think you’re right.
Should you just admit they’re right for simplicity even if you’re not quite convinced?
I’m seeing the same problem in Chrome.
I did actually mean ethnic group, but now I see my typo I’m actually quite liking it this way as it’s less likely to trigger real-world connotations.
Is there a name for the situation where the same piece of evidence is seen as obviously supporting their side by both sides of an argument?
eg: New statistics are published showing ethic group X is committing crimes at 10 times the rate of ethic group Y.
To one side, this is obvious evidence that ethic group X are criminals.
To another side, this is obvious evidence the justice system is biased.
Both sides are totally opposed, yet see the same fact as proving they are right.
I used to like liferea, but I don’t have an up to date opinion as I switched to non-desktop RSS reading options.
It’s a little bit intuition and might turn out to be daft, but
a) I’ve read just enough about game theory in the past to know what the prisoner’s dilemma is
b) I was reading an argument/discussion on another blog about the men chatting up women, who may or may not be interested, scenario, and various discussions on irc with MixedNuts have given me the feeling that male/female interactions (which are obviously an area of central interest to feminism) are a similar class of thing and possibly game theory will help me understand said feminism and/or opposition to it.
My possibly crazy theory is that game theory would be a good way to understand feminism.
I hate trying to learn things from videos, but the books look interesting.
I want to know more (ie anything) about game theory. What should I read?
Vague stylistic thought—I don’t have anything specific to base this on, but this chapter feels like something EY has been saving up, and is now throwing in as he’s decided it’s time to start the ending.
I think there’s a related rhetorical trick that’s something like redefining the applause lights, or brand extension.
Greens believe the sky is green. I want them to believe the entire world is green. I will use their commitment to sky greeness and just persuade them it means something slightly different.
Clouds are kind of like the sky so should really be considered green if you’re being fair about things. And rain is in the sky, who are you to say it’s not green? Rain falls on the ground, which is therefore also part of the sky.
After a while, you can persuade people that, since the sky is green, obviously rocks are green.
This explanation isn’t great but more practical examples are somewhat mindkilling.
“So you also don’t think it’s worth the trouble of holding me responsible...”
This could be interesting depending how she reacts later. I’m mostly expecting despair, but with a small chance of a heroic Minerva.
Unlikely theory:
It’s all a fake. Harry set the whole thing up with Dumbledore, then obliviated himself. The real Hermione has been spirited away somewhere she won’t be in any danger. Harry relied on his own likely reaction to ensure things would occur more or less as planned.
We can keep Hermione alive yay! But it doesn’t work dramatically.
Other unlikely theory:
Harry will calm down tomorrow and realise his vow was a mistake.
I kind of like this as what a saner person might do, but again it seems very unlikely within the confines of Harry and the story.
Yeah, it’s mostly history, but I think even for modern philosophy it’s worthwhile for background and inspiration.
For general philosophical background I’d recommend Sophie’s World. It’s mostly history-of-philosophy, but I think it works well as a fairly light way into the field.
I don’t promise this will work, but I found my desire for sugar significantly reduced by trying to go cold turkey on refined sugar specifically.
It’s a pain to do, because it’s in an amazing variety of foods, but after a few weeks of cravings I found sugar desire decreased massively.