View Pit Stop page for race #68 by sambelgore — Ghost race
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| Official speed | 83.07 wpm (80.03 seconds elapsed during race) |
|---|---|
| Race Start | July 19, 2020 2:36:08pm UTC |
| Race Finish | July 19, 2020 2:37:28pm UTC |
| Outcome | No win (4 of 5) |
| Opponents |
1. akazed (97.21 wpm) 3. killingtype (92.77 wpm) |
| Accuracy | 96.0% |
| Points | 134.30 |
| 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. |