View Pit Stop page for race #388 by thesilentcloud — Ghost race
View profile for Derek (thesilentcloud)
| Official speed | 62.31 wpm (106.69 seconds elapsed during race) |
|---|---|
| Race Start | February 1, 2017 7:16:59am UTC |
| Race Finish | February 1, 2017 7:18:46am UTC |
| Outcome | No win (2 of 4) |
| Opponents |
3. 4michalk (48.56 wpm) |
| Accuracy | 88.0% |
| 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. |