View Pit Stop page for race #774 by typewriter2003 — Ghost race
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| Official speed | 65.10 wpm (102.12 seconds elapsed during race) |
|---|---|
| Race Start | June 18, 2019 3:12:28pm UTC |
| Race Finish | June 18, 2019 3:14:10pm UTC |
| Outcome | No win (4 of 5) |
| Opponents |
2. bin_laggin (68.74 wpm) |
| Accuracy | 96.0% |
| Points | 105.25 |
| 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. |