View Pit Stop page for race #909 by apu132 — Ghost race
| Official speed | 75.14 wpm (88.47 seconds elapsed during race) |
|---|---|
| Race Start | December 13, 2020 4:23:11pm UTC |
| Race Finish | December 13, 2020 4:24:40pm UTC |
| Outcome | Win (1 of 4) |
| Accuracy | 96.0% |
| Points | 121.47 |
| 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. |