View Pit Stop page for race #1214 by sweav14 — Ghost race
View profile for Sonny (sweav14)
| Official speed | 69.05 wpm (96.28 seconds elapsed during race) |
|---|---|
| Race Start | August 4, 2019 10:36:55pm UTC |
| Race Finish | August 4, 2019 10:38:31pm UTC |
| Outcome | No win (2 of 5) |
| Opponents |
1. timply (78.13 wpm) |
| Accuracy | 97.0% |
| Points | 111.63 |
| 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. |