We tend to describe the pupil as though it's its own actual separate part of the eye. It's almost strange to think about the fact that in reality it's just a hole in the Iris and not a "thing" at all.
We tend to describe the pupil as though it's its own actual separate part of the eye. It's almost strange to think about the fact that in reality it's just a hole in the Iris and not a "thing" at all.
For example, why do we say "Your pupils are dilated". They aren't. It's the iris aperture that is dilated.
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Could it not be said that "nothing" is actually a thing? 🤔
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- Me, trying to persuade my philosophy prof that by not turning in my assignment, I have actually turned in an assignment.
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Null and zero are two different things.
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In programming, for sure. But that's just the semantics of the language you're using.
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What about this:
- Unicorns actually existed but went extinct, that would be a population count of 0.
- If they never existed and are purely fictional (preposterous!), one could argue their count was null.
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