View Pit Stop page for race #245 by sbie — Ghost race
| Official speed | 73.90 wpm (89.96 seconds elapsed during race) |
|---|---|
| Race Start | December 5, 2018 3:50:01am UTC |
| Race Finish | December 5, 2018 3:51:31am UTC |
| Outcome | No win (3 of 4) |
| Opponents |
1. williamx5 (97.97 wpm) 4. intellectualcreatures (72.35 wpm) |
| Accuracy | 96.0% |
| Points | 119.47 |
| 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. |