Tree/forest Question...(was Re: Can God...)

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>>>>> "Jerry" == Jerry & Wendy Horn <horn2865@dpnet.net> writes:

    >>  Now, is the glass half full or half empty?

    Jerry> One will view it half full (optimist), and the other half
    Jerry> empty.

    Jerry> It also depends on whether you are speaking of what you
    Jerry> have used or will use. For example, I drank half of my tea,
    Jerry> therefore half remains.  Or since I drank half of the tea,
    Jerry> half is gone.  I guess it is relative to how thirsty I am
    Jerry> at the time I review the contents!

It also depends on your situation and purpose.  Little Johny was told
he had to drink all his milk before he could go outside and play.  In
this case, the emptier the glass, the happier Johny was, so a half
empty glass was good, and a half full one was bad!

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