View Pit Stop page for race #305 by itsnogood — Ghost race
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Official speed | 124.14 wpm (53.55 seconds elapsed during race) |
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Race Start | February 28, 2020 3:57:42am UTC |
Race Finish | February 28, 2020 3:58:35am UTC |
Outcome | No win (2 of 4) |
Opponents |
1. ayeyuhskuh (131.66 wpm) |
Accuracy | 98.0% |
Points | 200.69 |
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. |