Eric (eric007)

Race #393

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Official speed 90.86 wpm (73.17 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start July 21, 2020 6:45:00pm UTC
Race Finish July 21, 2020 6:46:13pm UTC
Outcome Win (1 of 5)
Opponents 2. taylorcuber717 (85.40 wpm)
3. murdrkeys (84.59 wpm)
Accuracy 97.0%
Points 146.88
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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.