Ep. 9: Reciprocity, pt. 3 - Moonlight

In the last part of chapter 7, Harry attempts to seduce Draco to the cause of Science via a moon landing picture. Unfortunately, that picture doesn't exist. The crew goes to the Sequences to learn how to actually change their minds.

CONTENT WARNING: this episode touches on eugenics and rape.

• HPMoR Science. https://hpmor.com/science/
• Phlogiston: https://www.encyclopedia.com/science/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/rise-and-fall-phlogiston-theory-fire
• Nathaniel Branden: https://archive.ph/J8cQD
• Answer to Ayn Rand pt 1: https://www.barbarabranden.com/answer-nathaniel.html
• Twelve Virtues: https://www.lesswrong.com/s/waF2Pomid7YHjfEDt/p/7ZqGiPHTpiDMwqMN2
• “Religion’s Claim to be Non-Disprovable”: https://www.lesswrong.com/s/7gRSERQZbqTuLX5re/p/fAuWLS7RKWD2npBFR 
• “Leave a Line of Retreat”: https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/3XgYbghWruBMrPTAL/leave-a-line-of-retreat
• Belief in angels around 69%, AP-NORC, 2023: https://apnorc.org/projects/belief-in-angels-and-heaven-is-more-common-than-belief-in-the-devil-or-hell/
• Report they’ve personally encountered a spirit, around 30%, Pew, 2023: https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2023/12/07/spiritual-experiences/ 
• US adults who know a trans person around 41%, HRC, 2026: https://hrc-prod-requests.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/files/documents/Trans-Visibility-One-Pager.pdf 
• Scott Alexander and HBD: https://reflectivealtruism.com/2024/10/31/human-biodiversity-part-4-astral-codex-ten/
• “Update Yourself Incrementally”: https://www.lesswrong.com/s/GSqFqc646rsRd2oyz/p/627DZcvme7nLDrbZu 
• CFAR handbook – I was looking at “Comfort Zone Expansion,” pg 121: https://www.rationality.org/files/CFAR_Handbook_2021-01.pdf   
• “The Importance of Saying ‘Oops’”: https://www.lesswrong.com/s/5bZZZJ5psXrrD5BGb/p/wCqfCLs8z5Qw4GbKS
• “What Makes This Song Stink: Try That In A Small Town”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeJXF55HXRI  
• Sociopathy and risk taking: https://youtu.be/gpjYtAB9i2w?t=3532&si=G9RTlYH6ieqJ4bTx 
• ASPD vs Psychopathy: https://www.simplypsychology.org/psychopathy-vs-sociopathy.html 
• Draco is tasked with assassinating Dumbledore because his father failed Voldemort: https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Plot_to_assassinate_Albus_Dumbledore