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by jonahx 236 days ago
> An actor acting to be a genius is in fact, if they are a good actor, indistinguishable in their appearance to a genius.

An actor will be distinguishable from a genius in their ability to answer questions and generate new insights. If the imitation was actually perfect, the actor would be able to do these things, and would in fact be a genius.