ahmad (reasonistian)

Race #10408

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Official speed 86.00 wpm (77.30 seconds elapsed during race)
Race Start June 13, 2017 9:19:47pm UTC
Race Finish June 13, 2017 9:21:04pm UTC
Outcome No win (3 of 5)
Opponents 1. sildrig (101.70 wpm)
2. shialbf (98.20 wpm)
4. vixt (85.66 wpm)
Accuracy 98.0%
Points 0.00
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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.