View Pit Stop page for race #16 by strangelyroblo — Ghost race
View profile for Benjamin (strangelyroblo)
| Official speed | 48.75 wpm (136.37 seconds elapsed during race) |
|---|---|
| Race Start | April 10, 2018 1:07:29am UTC |
| Race Finish | April 10, 2018 1:09:45am UTC |
| Outcome | No win (5 of 5) |
| Opponents |
2. jlizh (89.70 wpm) 3. kevchinois (61.01 wpm) 4. wordfactory (59.95 wpm) |
| Accuracy | 95.0% |
| Points | 78.81 |
| 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. |