Eliezer has been accused on LW of having or possibly having delusions of grandeur for essentially believing in (2). See here:
http://lesswrong.com/lw/2lr/the_importance_of_selfdoubt/
My main point is that even if Eliezer believes in (2) we can't conclude that he has such delusions unless we also accept that many LW readers also have such delusions.
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