Is it true that there is no such thing as darkness?

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  1. lixluke Refined Reinvention Valued Senior Member

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    Einstein said there is no usch thing as dark. Only absence of light. For example, there is no such thing as cold other than a linguistic characteristic we subjectively use to describe relatively less motion. He said that dark is the same thing. Dark is nothing more than a linguistic way of describing lesser light.

    Visible light is a portion of a wave. Yes? So even though we visibly see darkness, the wave is still there but only out of our range of visibility? Not so sure.
     
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  3. lixluke Refined Reinvention Valued Senior Member

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    OK never mind. I got it. When physicists discuss light, they are typically referring to electromagnetic wave. Darkness is solely a linguistic construct to describe our subjective experience of the visible section of the wave.
     
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  5. Bishadi Banned Banned

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    since i am no expert, perhaps it is best to use a scientific approach.

    can there be a perfect vacuum between 2 points of mass?

    meaning; could any area in space/time be completely void of energy?

    just a thought to think about
     
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  7. Vic the Trader straight chillin Registered Senior Member

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    Perhaps it works the way within the human soul.

    Seems like light is what adds character in a world in which evil is a necessity.
     
  8. John99 Banned Banned

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    most likely assuming that you can only add something. like adding light to darkness.
     
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