Caledonian: Yeah, you’re right about what you said, but Holmes still represents an i/ideal/i of rationality, just like Spock, but he fits the role much better.
Kaj Sotala: I don’t recall that particular Holmes’ story, but Poe’s Auguste Dupin performs almost the same feat you described in “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” (and this kind of reasoning is mocked by Holmes in “A Study is Scarlet”, BTW).
Caledonian: Yeah, you’re right about what you said, but Holmes still represents an i/ideal/i of rationality, just like Spock, but he fits the role much better.
Kaj Sotala: I don’t recall that particular Holmes’ story, but Poe’s Auguste Dupin performs almost the same feat you described in “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” (and this kind of reasoning is mocked by Holmes in “A Study is Scarlet”, BTW).