2007-03-30 17:32:57 · 11 answers · asked by humayun s 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Maybe it’s like light. There is no such thing as darkness. It is just the absence of light. But it seems like the absence of love would just be indifference. Still, maybe.
2007-03-30 17:37:02 · answer #1 · answered by A 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, hate isn't the absence of love.
indifference would seem to be the opposite of love.
2007-03-31 00:38:08 · answer #2 · answered by Samurai Jack 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thats like saying that cold is the absence of heat (or energy). You could say that Hate is an absence or indifference of love. Kind of like an idle god.
2007-03-31 00:38:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absence of love is apathy,you have to go to the opposite end of the scale for hate.
2007-03-31 00:38:58 · answer #4 · answered by AngelsFan 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's the absence of love. Once I was told that the opposite of love is not hate - it's really indifference that is the opposite of love. So, I definitely believe our world is sadly lacking love.
2007-03-31 00:44:11 · answer #5 · answered by Searcher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hate exists and it is not the opposite of love. To hate something you must have some feelings about it. The true opposite of love is apathy and/or indifference.
2007-03-31 00:40:30 · answer #6 · answered by Medusa 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hate...
Mortal man has the power to forgive personal injuries, to keep sweet in the midst of the gravest injustice, to remain unmoved in the face of appalling danger, and to challenge the evils of hate and anger by the fearless acts of love and forbearance.
Earth has passed through the ravages of great and destructive wars in its history. All participants in these terrible struggles met with defeat.
There was but one victor; there was only one who came out of these embittered struggles with an enhanced reputation- that was Jesus of Nazareth and his gospel of overcoming evil with good.
The secret of a better civilization is bound up in Christs' teachings of the " brotherhood of man" and the good will of love and mutual trust.
With so much ignorance and misunderstanding going on, we can only expect things to get worse. Christianity has become confused, Islam has become militant, and religion as a whole is mired in dogma. Love alone cannot cure our ills.
Revelation can!
Peace..............
2007-03-31 01:34:51 · answer #7 · answered by Rick K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes hate is an absence of love.
2007-03-31 00:40:13 · answer #8 · answered by robert p 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I believe Hate exists as a real malevolent force. Just as Love exists in the Person of God.
2007-03-31 00:36:48 · answer #9 · answered by Eartha Q 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Hate is allowed in this universe for knowledge fulfillment, but it's time is short.
2007-03-31 00:39:35 · answer #10 · answered by spir_i_tual 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋