Is Absolute Nothing the same as Absolute Evil?

Answer 1

no, absolute evil implies that SOMETHING is involved, on sheer principle the two statements are nothing alike

Answer 2

I don't think that absolute evil could exist in the presence of absolute nothing--nothingness seems to need nothing, but evil must have an opposite in order to define itself as evil---so I would think that the answer is no.

Answer 3

No. Absolute nothing implies total absence, which would be neutral. Whereas absolute evil implies some condition of being, whether from natural or human immorality.

Answer 4

Since Evil is something, if there is absolute nothing there won't be evil.

Answer 5

No. Absolute nothing is relative and will happen to you when you die. It's certainly not evil.

Answer 6

I think I understand this question. You're asking if there is a maximum evil, AKA absolute evil, and if so, is it equivalent to non-existence, AKA absolute nothing.

Let's start with a known maximum good. I will answer this from a Christian perspective. We know the Bible tells us that God is the absolute measure of good. God is not amoral, but God is defined as morally perfect. So from the Bible, we know that there is an Absolute Good, or maximum possible good, and that is God.

Now, the answer to your question lies in the opposite of God, if such a thing is possible. The opposite of God would be absolute evil. Normally we think of Satan, as being opposed to God, as God's opposite. But is Satan absolute evil? First, we must define absolute evil and absolute nothing. Absolute nothing is easy to define. It is the state of non-existence, where absolutely nothing exists. Since God exists even without the creation of a physical reality, we cannot simply say the lack of a physical universe.

Now this gets interesting. I was going to say absolute nothing would be the lack of anything apart from God, but could the opposite of God be the lack of the existence of God, which would mean absolute evil? I don't think this makes much sense, and it seems logically absurd, since if God is our standard for absolute good, then we must include God as part of this definition. Since God cannot be destroyed, absolute nothing seems impossible. Let us move onto absolute evil.

Absolute evil, if it exists, must be the exact opposite of God, the maximum shortfall of God's perfect standard. I can't think of any being or state of existence that qualifies as this exact definition. It is possible for humans, Satan, or demons to never commit any good in their lives or span of existence, but does the total lack of good constitute absolute evil? Does hell embody everything that is totally apart from God? The Bible defines hell as separation from God, the absolute Good. This could easily be defined as "absolute evil" in a spiritual sense, though it doesn't make sense to our relatively limited spectrum of morality (good vs bad).

At any rate, if absolute nothing is impossible, and absolute evil is undefined in the physical sense, then the entire question hinges on the undefined and the impossible. So its final answer is "No." Absolute nothingness is the lack of everything. Evil requires something to exist in order to be evil. Good can exist without evil (God) but evil cannot exist without Good, since without God, nothing else can exist.

Answer 7

nope, i think absolute nothing is worse than absolute evil.

Answer 8

Possibly.

Answer 9

Evil is created when re rebel against Gods will, and is simply the absence of good.

Answer 10

This is absolute confusion.