According to the Epistemologist, "If the machine is trustworthy, then I had better accept its suggestion to distrust it. But if I distrust it, then I also distrust its suggestion to distrust it." In other words, the Epistemologist is ...
A) caught in a terrible paradox.
B) stuck in a dream.
C) devoid of free will.
D) capable of lucid reflection.

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The statement presents a paradox where the Epistemologist is caught in a loop of distrust. If they trust the machine's suggestion to distrust it, they end up distrusting it as well, leading to an endless cycle. Hence, the Epistemologist is caught in a terrible paradox.

According to the Epistemologist, "If the Machine Is Trustworthy, Then