Raymond (szlesh)

Race #18710

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Official speed 96.93 wpm (68.59 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start June 30, 2020 7:04:14pm UTC
Race Finish June 30, 2020 7:05:22pm UTC
Outcome No win (2 of 5)
Opponents 3. zesty11 (95.17 wpm)
Accuracy 97.0%
Points 156.70
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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.