are they the same thing?
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are they the same thing?
noooooo they are different. one is poisonous, one isn't. I think the philidendron are darker green, and the pothos have yellow/white stripes though them. Icequeen had a big dicussion with someone on this a while back. I'm sure you'll find it if you do a search of the new forum. 
here is the thread (extensive) re: the pothos/philo debate. read thru and hopefully it will answer your questions, if not..ask away! Kim (icequeen) even posted a pic for clarification and I gave links to info.
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