View Pit Stop page for race #785 by yingkai314lee — Ghost race
View profile for Yingkai (yingkai314lee)
| Official speed | 104.67 wpm (63.51 seconds elapsed during race) |
|---|---|
| Race Start | December 4, 2019 4:08:06am UTC |
| Race Finish | December 4, 2019 4:09:10am UTC |
| Outcome | No win (2 of 2) |
| Accuracy | 98.0% |
| Points | 169.22 |
| 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. |