View Pit Stop page for race #272 by pseudoscience — Ghost race
View profile for Kenneth (pseudoscience)
| Official speed | 82.58 wpm (80.50 seconds elapsed during race) |
|---|---|
| Race Start | September 19, 2020 6:40:58pm UTC |
| Race Finish | September 19, 2020 6:42:19pm UTC |
| Outcome | No win (2 of 4) |
| Opponents |
1. csgomaster (92.17 wpm) 3. yeetusthyfetus (80.78 wpm) 4. xmeepxebolax (78.98 wpm) |
| Accuracy | 95.0% |
| Points | 133.50 |
| 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. |