Is the Glass Half Empty or Half Full? - Page 2

shadowhound · 01-25-2005, 06:13 PM

Half-Empty

dplax · 01-25-2005, 06:22 PM

Both. It is both half empty and half full. It just depends on your point of view.

Marty4 · 01-25-2005, 07:04 PM

Whatever it is, I'm STILL thirsty.

Dron_Cah · 01-25-2005, 11:29 PM

What glass? Where?? [img]graemlins/1ponder.gif[/img]

Kakero · 01-25-2005, 11:53 PM

Opps, I just drank it all. I guess it's empty now.

Harkoliar · 01-27-2005, 12:37 AM

actually, it depends.. i hear that this question is to determine if your pessimist or optimist in life.
of course i dont know if its true. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

oh yeah

pessimist- half empty
optimist- half full

Hivetyrant · 01-27-2005, 03:47 AM

Bah, its half full, it cant be half-empty...you cant have half of nothing.....

CerebroDragon · 01-27-2005, 10:05 AM

Half-full implies that half of something is missing, or that more expressively, something is said to be half way full. The emphasis is on the contents, i.e the degree of its 'fullness'.

Half-empty on the other hand implies that there is half of the contents remaining, thus emphasising what is missing.

To counter Hivetyrant: Although it may sound illogical, it all depends on how you read it. Half-empty does not imply (at least to me) that you have half of nothing, but rather that half of something is gone, and hence that the other half remains.

Conclusion:
Phenomenologically, both are valid descriptions. They imply the same idea but emphasise perceptual difference.
Half Full - What is there
Half Empty - What is missing

To push the significance of one's preferences to be a sign of optimism or pessimism I think is a bit absurd though. I'm notoriously pessimistic (to those who know me) yet find bi-polarity towards linguistic questions like this a little annoying. (To see what I mean, check out the bored v.s violent poll)

Heh, I guess it depends on how rational you want to be about threads like this too.

Kestrel Daystar · 02-01-2005, 08:01 AM

Well, I would have to say half-full, im an optimistic lass!

--Kestrel--

Aragorn1 · 02-01-2005, 03:45 PM

Half-full: last change of volume was an increase, i.e. was being filled, but not completed

Half-empty: last change of volume was a decrease, i.e. it was being emptied, but was not emptied fully, therefore half empty.

View Poll Results: Is the Glass Half Empty or Half Full?
Half Full	4	19.05%
Half Empty	7	33.33%
Neither	5	23.81%
There is no glass...	5	23.81%
Voters: 21. You may not vote on this poll

01-25-2005, 06:13 PM	#11
shadowhound Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: November 24, 2001 Location: Australia Age: 37 Posts: 3,281	Half-Empty __________________ Carpe Noctem: Ph’nglui mglw’nafh cthulhu r’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn.

01-25-2005, 06:22 PM	#12
dplax Jack Burton Join Date: July 19, 2003 Location: an expat living in France Age: 38 Posts: 5,577	Both. It is both half empty and half full. It just depends on your point of view. __________________

01-27-2005, 12:37 AM	#16
Harkoliar Jack Burton Join Date: March 21, 2001 Location: Philippines, but now Harbor City Sydney Age: 41 Posts: 5,556	actually, it depends.. i hear that this question is to determine if your pessimist or optimist in life. of course i dont know if its true. [img]tongue.gif[/img] oh yeah pessimist- half empty optimist- half full __________________ Catch me if you can..

01-27-2005, 10:05 AM	#18
CerebroDragon Red Wizard of Thay Join Date: March 2, 2003 Location: Ballarat, Australia. Age: 45 Posts: 878	Half-full implies that half of something is missing, or that more expressively, something is said to be half way full. The emphasis is on the contents, i.e the degree of its 'fullness'. Half-empty on the other hand implies that there is half of the contents remaining, thus emphasising what is missing. To counter Hivetyrant: Although it may sound illogical, it all depends on how you read it. Half-empty does not imply (at least to me) that you have half of nothing, but rather that half of something is gone, and hence that the other half remains. Conclusion: Phenomenologically, both are valid descriptions. They imply the same idea but emphasise perceptual difference. Half Full - What is there Half Empty - What is missing To push the significance of one's preferences to be a sign of optimism or pessimism I think is a bit absurd though. I'm notoriously pessimistic (to those who know me) yet find bi-polarity towards linguistic questions like this a little annoying. (To see what I mean, check out the bored v.s violent poll) Heh, I guess it depends on how rational you want to be about threads like this too. __________________ Diddledy High, Diddledy Low, Come Brave Blood Sheep, You've a goodly way to go. - Brilhasti Ap Tarj

01-25-2005, 07:04 PM	#13
Marty4 Symbol of Cyric Join Date: August 31, 2004 Location: VA Age: 33 Posts: 1,127	Whatever it is, I'm STILL thirsty.

01-25-2005, 11:29 PM	#14
Dron_Cah Horus - Egyptian Sky God Join Date: March 2, 2003 Location: Kentucky Age: 37 Posts: 2,637	What glass? Where?? [img]graemlins/1ponder.gif[/img]

01-25-2005, 11:53 PM	#15
Kakero 40th Level Warrior Join Date: March 24, 2002 Posts: 10,215	Opps, I just drank it all. I guess it's empty now.

01-27-2005, 03:47 AM	#17
Hivetyrant Jack Burton Join Date: August 24, 2002 Location: Aussie now in the US of A! Age: 37 Posts: 5,403	Bah, its half full, it cant be half-empty...you cant have half of nothing.....

02-01-2005, 08:01 AM	#19
Kestrel Daystar Elminster Join Date: October 12, 2004 Location: The Green Pastures of England\'s Fields Age: 36 Posts: 458	Well, I would have to say half-full, im an optimistic lass! --Kestrel-- __________________ [img]\"http://img116.exs.cx/img116/7517/signature1en.png\" alt=\" - \" />

02-01-2005, 03:45 PM	#20
Aragorn1 Symbol of Cyric Join Date: July 3, 2001 Location: Cornwall England Age: 36 Posts: 1,197	Half-full: last change of volume was an increase, i.e. was being filled, but not completed Half-empty: last change of volume was a decrease, i.e. it was being emptied, but was not emptied fully, therefore half empty.

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