254LEX t1_ja3oi26 wrote
Reply to comment by Few-Opportunity-5196 in All the drinking glasses in the world are technically always full and have never been anything less than full. by Few-Opportunity-5196
That's the thing about semantic arguments; no one is ever right because definitions aren't rigorous. Words mean only what they are understood to mean, and a glass full of air is understood to be empty.
Throwaweigh40 t1_ja3ouh0 wrote
When you breathe in, are your lungs full?
254LEX t1_ja3pd81 wrote
Yes, because lungs are meant to hold 1 atm air. Glasses are meant to hold liquid.
Throwaweigh40 t1_ja3ruh4 wrote
You can put anything you want in glasses. Pens, food, toenail clippings
WildJackall t1_ja4e8r2 wrote
Reminds of when I argued that a hole is only a hole if it goes all the way through
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