It’s a philosophical position of St. Augustine. Defining Evil as the absence of Good akin to darkness being the absence of light, or cold being the absence of heat.
This is kind of what I was talking about in my top post about diving into discussions without even agreeing on definitions.
Without a shared vocabulary, 2-way communication doesn’t actually occur. It’s just two people talking past each other, both missing each other’s points.
I wouldn’t be so quick to draw a hard line in the sand about the definition of something as abstract and nebulous as “Evil.”
You might find this video interesting, it’s about a comic book villain but gets into very very abstract stuff.
It’s a philosophical position of St. Augustine. Defining Evil as the absence of Good akin to darkness being the absence of light, or cold being the absence of heat.
This is kind of what I was talking about in my top post about diving into discussions without even agreeing on definitions.
Without a shared vocabulary, 2-way communication doesn’t actually occur. It’s just two people talking past each other, both missing each other’s points.
I wouldn’t be so quick to draw a hard line in the sand about the definition of something as abstract and nebulous as “Evil.”
You might find this video interesting, it’s about a comic book villain but gets into very very abstract stuff.
https://youtu.be/fcJ8QmogoXY