View Pit Stop page for race #91 by bic2000 — Ghost race
| Official speed | 86.34 wpm (77.00 seconds elapsed during race) |
|---|---|
| Race Start | September 11, 2018 9:57:35pm UTC |
| Race Finish | September 11, 2018 9:58:52pm UTC |
| Outcome | Win (1 of 5) |
| Accuracy | 98.0% |
| Points | 139.58 |
| 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. |