View Pit Stop page for race #18710 by zyxx — Ghost race
| Official speed | 99.04 wpm (67.12 seconds elapsed during race) |
|---|---|
| Race Start | September 30, 2020 6:35:06pm UTC |
| Race Finish | September 30, 2020 6:36:13pm UTC |
| Outcome | Win (1 of 5) |
| Opponents |
4. ishard (66.13 wpm) |
| Accuracy | 98.0% |
| Points | 160.11 |
| 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. |