yew comments on Better Disagreement - Less Wrong

70 Post author: lukeprog 24 October 2011 09:13PM

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Comment author: [deleted] 28 October 2011 05:50:30PM 0 points [-]

Hence "in the ideal case." I'm guessing that they're referring to the idea that someone very much smarter than you could convince you of anything by simply lying very convincingly.