View Pit Stop page for race #950 by staticnine — Ghost race
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| Official speed | 147.44 wpm (45.09 seconds elapsed during race) |
|---|---|
| Race Start | April 30, 2020 1:08:19am UTC |
| Race Finish | April 30, 2020 1:09:04am UTC |
| Outcome | Win (1 of 4) |
| Opponents |
4. nexsic (100.32 wpm) |
| Accuracy | 99.0% |
| Points | 238.37 |
| 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. |