Edit - Philosophy Stack Exchange

You are not logged in. Your edit will be placed in a queue until it is peer reviewed.

We welcome edits that make the post easier to understand and more valuable for readers. Because community members review edits, please try to make the post substantially better than how you found it, for example, by fixing grammar or adding additional resources and hyperlinks.

Rev

2

And if you're looking at two NaNs in the same place, they are "the same" but don't compare equal!
– Unrelated String
Commented Sep 25, 2019 at 9:37
1

No two NULL are created equal, either!
– bishop
Commented Sep 25, 2019 at 12:41
2

More importantly if they are "The same" object then changing one will change the other, if they are "Equal" objects they can also be "The Same" but maybe not and changing one will not change the other, it will just make them unequal.
– Bill K
Commented Sep 25, 2019 at 16:12
2

@bishop Don't know if you're referencing the recent news story or computer science, but this is a very practical example of the cost of getting this "philosophical" answer wrong: "Having ‘Null’ as a license plate is about as much of a nightmare as you’d expect" theverge.com/tldr/2019/8/14/20805543/…
– Jeff Y
Commented Sep 25, 2019 at 17:07
1

Wow, @JeffY, I hadn't read that one. Thanks for sharing!
– bishop
Commented Sep 25, 2019 at 17:35

Add a comment |

Correct minor typos or mistakes
Clarify meaning without changing it
Add related resources or links
Always respect the author’s intent
Don’t use edits to reply to the author

create code fences with backticks ` or tildes ~
```
like so
```
add language identifier to highlight code
```python
def function(foo):
print(foo)
```
put returns between paragraphs
for linebreak add 2 spaces at end
_italic_ or **bold**
quote by placing > at start of line
to make links (use https whenever possible)
<https://example.com>
[example](https://example.com)
<a href="https://example.com">example</a>

formatting help »
answering help »