2006-10-24 23:15:32 · 2 answers · asked by turbo m 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
It is not an absolute statement. However the first inclination is to say that it is overall NOT valid. "Things not in equivalence" connotes things that are not equal in force, value, or amount. This would normally symbolize that there IS a "difference" between them.
However, if, for example, we say "2" and "3" are not the same, we can also say that they are both numbers and therefore not different. Thus, your above statement becomes valid and true.
2006-10-24 23:57:56 · answer #1 · answered by roamer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Things not equivalent are not the same...but surely they may be different. Two does not equal three but they are different. Their only commonality is that they both are not equal to each other.
2006-10-25 06:31:40 · answer #2 · answered by Victor 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋