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 devoid of free will.

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The statement does not suggest that the Epistemologist is devoid of free will. It simply presents a paradoxical situation where trusting or distrusting the machine both lead to contradictions. The Epistemologist still has the agency to make a decision, even if it is a difficult one.

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