View Pit Stop page for race #8654 by mattyhassett — Ghost race
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| Official speed | 92.31 wpm (72.02 seconds elapsed during race) |
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| Race Start | October 1, 2020 1:33:33pm UTC |
| Race Finish | October 1, 2020 1:34:45pm UTC |
| Outcome | No win (4 of 4) |
| Opponents |
1. mcnugget25 (101.03 wpm) 2. mrsander (99.74 wpm) 3. quirkylotad (98.65 wpm) |
| Accuracy | 97.0% |
| Points | 149.23 |
| 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. |