Optimism vs. Pessimism Quiz

[Straw Dog]

So is the glass of water half-full or half-empty?

Results

1) You are an optimist
2) You are a pessimist
3) You are an pessimistic-optimist
4) You are an optimistic-pessimist
5) You are enlightened and/or insane
6) You are thirsty

 

[michel]

I don't know, I can't see any glass....................

 

[Koldo]

That is relative to the situation i am in.

 

[Gjallarhorn]

I don't really think about it unless someone asks me...in which case I drink it and say "neither".

 

[Circle_One]

I don't really think about it unless someone asks me...in which case I drink it and say "neither".

Which makes you an opportunist!

 

[michel]

Oh, I am a pessimist...I responded to the thread before the choices came up. If I go around being a pessimist, I can never be disappointed - sometimes, I can be proved wrong, and get a pleasant surprise.

 

[Trey of Diamonds]

Which one makes you a realist?

"The pessimist complains about the wind;
the optimist expects it to change;
the realist adjusts the sails."

~ William Arthur War

 

[dyanaprajna2011]

I am enlightened or insane. I know I'm not yet enlightened, but I'm working on it. Whether I'm insane or not, well, that's debatable.

 

[9-10ths_Penguin]

"The engineer sees the glass as twice as big as it needs to be."

 

[CaptainXeroid]

Some see the glass as half full, while others see it as half empty. I see it as a chance to try a new drink on the second round.:beach:

 

[bobhikes]

So is the glass of water half-full or half-empty?

Results

1) You are an optimist
2) You are a pessimist
3) You are an pessimistic-optimist
4) You are an optimistic-pessimist
5) You are enlightened and/or insane
6) You are thirsty

I voted 1,2 and 6 depending on my mood of the moment. I guess I'm a optimist, pessimist and thirsty at times.

 

[waitasec]

i voted #3...
what no realist category?

 

[Madhuri]

It depends on whether it was previously more full or more empty.

If you take an empty glass and fill it half way, you say it is half-full.
If you take a full glass and drain half of it, it becomes half-empty.

The answer is based in the goal. Have you filled the glass or are you trying to drain it?

Too literal?

 

[waitasec]

It depends on whether it was previously more full or more empty.

If you take an empty glass and fill it half way, you say it is half-full.
If you take a full glass and drain half of it, it becomes half-empty.

The answer is based in the goal. Have you filled the glass or are you trying to drain it?

Too literal?

no, you just have a higher IQ than most...

 

[Splarnst]

I voted:

It is half-full
It is half-empty
It is both half-full and half-empty

The fourth choice is false and the fifth choice made no sense to me.

 

[Quintessence]

"The engineer sees the glass as twice as big as it needs to be."

And the scientist says: to call the glass half full or half empty is inadequate. What is the exact volume of the glass? Exactly how many milliliters of liquid does the glass contain? Exactly how much gas does it contain, presuming that the top of the glass is defined as the end of the container? Is our glass representative of the large population of glasses? Plus a few dozen other questions describing the properties of the glass and its contents in an empirical fashion...

They'd also say: we have an n=1. This is a woefully inadequate sample size.

 

[ChristineES]

It appears I am a thirsty optimist.

 

[The Sum of Awe]

I'm a realist so none of above :cover:

 

[Straw Dog]

I'm a realist so none of above :cover:

I forgot about this thread. I should have kept the sixth answer what it originally was: "Why are we debating volume? I have no need for your water measurements at this time."