But what makes you so confident that it’s not possible for subject-matter experts to have correct intuitions that outpace their ability to articulate legible explanations to others?
That’s irrelevant, because what Richard wrote was a truism. An Eliezer who understands his own confidence in his ideas will “always” be better at inspiring confidence in those ideas in others. Richard’s statement leads to a conclusion of import (Eliezer should develop arguments to defend his intuitions) precisely because it’s correct whether Eliezer’s intuitions are correct or incorrect.
That’s irrelevant, because what Richard wrote was a truism. An Eliezer who understands his own confidence in his ideas will “always” be better at inspiring confidence in those ideas in others. Richard’s statement leads to a conclusion of import (Eliezer should develop arguments to defend his intuitions) precisely because it’s correct whether Eliezer’s intuitions are correct or incorrect.