View Pit Stop page for race #3357 by josecostamartins — Ghost race
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| Official speed | 74.06 wpm (89.77 seconds elapsed during race) |
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| Race Start | June 26, 2017 2:09:48am UTC |
| Race Finish | June 26, 2017 2:11:18am UTC |
| Outcome | No win (3 of 5) |
| Opponents |
2. zethrian (87.86 wpm) 4. blueswitch (73.11 wpm) |
| Accuracy | 98.0% |
| Points | 0.00 |
| 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. |