Is the glass half full or half empty?
Question asked by: agent6
Asked on: 22 Nov 2008
Well, if your examiner gives you a good mark for what you write then the glass is half full, and if they give you a bad mark, then the glass is half empty.
The truth is that each description is equally valid in the case where literally the glass is half full, due to the fact that 1/2 + 1/2 = 1 and 1/2 - 1/2 = 0
By: knowitall
Replied at: 23 Nov 2008
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Is half a glass of water half full or half empty?
Half a glass of water is never ever just half full nor is it ever just half empty. It is always half full and half empty at the same time. So when we see half a glass of water as just half full we are basing our observation on a half truth. Basing our behavior on a half truth has consequences. Optimists run out of money faster than pesimists. We do not need to be any one of them. We need to be realists! Who see the full truth!
By: sajidkhan
Date of comment: Sun, Aug 16th 2009
It depends on whether you're filling the glass up or drinking from it.
By: faraway
Date of comment: Wed, Apr 29th 2009
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Is half a glass of water half full or half empty?
Half a glass of water is never ever just half full nor is it ever just half empty. It is always half full and half empty at the same time. So when we see half a glass of water as just half full we are basing our observation on a half truth. Basing our behavior on a half truth has consequences. Optimists run out of money faster than pesimists. We do not need to be any one of them. We need to be realists! Who see the full truth!
By: sajidkhan
Date of comment: Sun, Aug 16th 2009
It depends on whether you're filling the glass up or drinking from it.By: faraway
Date of comment: Wed, Apr 29th 2009
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