View Pit Stop page for race #272 by cathy100 — Ghost race
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| Official speed | 64.31 wpm (103.37 seconds elapsed during race) |
|---|---|
| Race Start | June 17, 2019 5:07:13am UTC |
| Race Finish | June 17, 2019 5:08:56am UTC |
| Outcome | No win (4 of 5) |
| Opponents |
1. clayasher97 (86.71 wpm) |
| Accuracy | 95.0% |
| Points | 103.97 |
| 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. |