Hemingways_Shotgun@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-2vor 1 MonatWe 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.message-squaremessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up1131arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1125arrow-down1message-squareWe 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.Hemingways_Shotgun@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-2vor 1 Monatmessage-square32fedilinkfile-text
For example, why do we say “Your pupils are dilated”. They aren’t. It’s the iris aperture that is dilated.
minus-squareKalcifer@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·vor 1 MonatCould it not be said that “nothing” is actually a thing? 🤔
minus-squareAgent641@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-2vor 1 Monat Me, trying to persuade my philosophy prof that by not turning in my assignment, I have actually turned in an assignment.
minus-squarefunkajunk@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·vor 1 MonatNull and zero are two different things.
minus-squareJackGreenEarth@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·vor 1 MonatIn programming, for sure. But that’s just the semantics of the language you’re using.
minus-squarefunkajunk@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·vor 26 TagenWhat 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.
Could it not be said that “nothing” is actually a thing? 🤔
Null and zero are two different things.
In programming, for sure. But that’s just the semantics of the language you’re using.
What about this: