View Pit Stop page for race #6443 by jharwell626 — Ghost race
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| Official speed | 72.54 wpm (91.65 seconds elapsed during race) |
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| Race Start | January 11, 2020 2:55:52pm UTC |
| Race Finish | January 11, 2020 2:57:24pm UTC |
| Outcome | No win (3 of 5) |
| Opponents |
1. cmagic_f (78.04 wpm) 2. iamtheo (74.90 wpm) 4. stoician (71.79 wpm) |
| Accuracy | 97.0% |
| Points | 117.27 |
| 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. |