rondele wrote on Jan 25th, 2010 at 3:55pm:Quaero wrote on Jan 25th, 2010 at 3:14pm:"Cold" does not exist. It is merely the absence of "Heat".
"Dark" does not exist. It is merely the absence of "Light"
"Evil" does not exist. It is merely the absence of "Love".
The logic of using opposites to "prove" that something doesn't exist is flawed. For example:
Pain does not exist, it is merely the absence of pleasure. Or
Hunger doesn't exist, it is merely the absence of a full stomach
It's about balance, not opposites.
R
I don't completely agree with your statements. It cannot be applied to everything, but it applies to those situations I mentioned.
This is more a problem with our semantics than anything else.
Besides, Hunger is just the label we apply to the absense of a full stomach
Pain and pleasure can exist together in various degrees.
Again, mostly semantics.
The degree of heat in a substance is a measure of the intensity of the molecular vibration in that substance. Then, what is "Cold". That's mostly our label for when we don't feel warm enough. How do you produce "Cold"? Answer, you remove heat. So, which is "real"?
There can be degrees of cold -- but it does not really exist. It is a label as to how much heat is present. The degree of cold is inversely proportional to the presence of heat -- which is the degree of molecular vibration. Absolute cold is Absolute Zero: - 459.67 degrees below zero, Fahrenheit. That is the condition of "no heat" (no molecular vibration) in a substance. Radiant "heat energy" can, of course, excite molecular vibrations in materials.
Similarly, there can be degrees of what we call "evil". Few are totally evil. Again, evil seems to be inversely proportional to the degree of Love present. Absolute evil is no Love present.
Admittedly, simplification of complex things can lead to misunderstanding. But, I was trying to make a simple point, and most know what that point is.