View Pit Stop page for race #11 by megus — Ghost race
| Official speed | 100.41 wpm (66.21 seconds elapsed during race) |
|---|---|
| Race Start | August 20, 2017 4:05:34pm UTC |
| Race Finish | August 20, 2017 4:06:41pm UTC |
| Outcome | Win (1 of 5) |
| Opponents |
2. reggies (92.85 wpm) 3. hassan1atk (87.92 wpm) 5. numdegased (74.05 wpm) |
| Accuracy | 98.0% |
| Points | 162.33 |
| 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. |