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This probably falls more under the mathematics realm, but has a twisted (Original Post) kairos12 Dec 2020 OP
Must be dense.... OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2020 #1
Is the cognizance of absence valid knowledge? sanatanadharma Dec 2020 #2
The effort my mother made putting up a tree over the years, whether there were presents... Thomas Hurt Dec 2020 #3
Xmas tree... plus SeattleVet Dec 2020 #4

sanatanadharma

(3,639 posts)
2. Is the cognizance of absence valid knowledge?
Sat Dec 19, 2020, 07:09 PM
Dec 2020

The absence of presence is neither negative nor positive, but simply is.
The absence of presents under the tree simply is not positive.


Thomas Hurt

(13,903 posts)
3. The effort my mother made putting up a tree over the years, whether there were presents...
Sat Dec 19, 2020, 07:39 PM
Dec 2020

whether they were less or more than the year before, was irrelevant.

Her act of putting up the tree was always a positive and a act of love and caring.

Of course I did not understand this for many years and it particularly hit home only after she passed.

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