Wes_W comments on Absolute Authority - Less Wrong
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Sure, but that is a different problem than what I'm talking about. Expecting to hallucinate is different than expecting to receive evidence. If you expect to be actually convinced, you ought to update now. If you expect to be "convinced" by hallucination, I don't think any update is required.
Framing the 2+2=3 thing as being about deception is, IMO, failing to engage with the premise of the argument.
I would be very confused, and very worried about my ability to separate truth from untruth. In that state, I wouldn't feel very good about trusting my current self, either.