View Pit Stop page for race #199 by thinktype — Ghost race
View profile for Vinny (thinktype)
| Official speed | 55.90 wpm (118.93 seconds elapsed during race) |
|---|---|
| Race Start | July 12, 2019 2:49:56am UTC |
| Race Finish | July 12, 2019 2:51:55am UTC |
| Outcome | No win (3 of 5) |
| Opponents |
1. tastytomato (61.17 wpm) |
| Accuracy | 95.0% |
| Points | 90.38 |
| 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. |