View Pit Stop page for race #1263 by vijayk — Ghost race
View profile for Vijay (vijayk)
Official speed | 117.48 wpm (56.59 seconds elapsed during race) |
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Race Start | November 16, 2017 12:44:50am UTC |
Race Finish | November 16, 2017 12:45:47am UTC |
Outcome | Win (1 of 5) |
Opponents |
3. tofumist (76.82 wpm) 4. meganxjordan (66.94 wpm) |
Accuracy | 99.0% |
Points | 189.93 |
Text | #3622360 (Length: 554 characters) The view that machines cannot give rise to surprises is due, I believe, to a fallacy to which philosophers and mathematicians are particularly subject. This is the assumption that as soon as a fact is presented to a mind all consequences of that fact spring into the mind simultaneously with it. It is a very useful assumption under many circumstances, but one too easily forgets that it is false. A natural consequence of doing so is that one then assumes that there is no virtue in the mere working out of consequences from data and general principles. |