Evil is profound immorality. In certain religious contexts evil
has been described as a supernatural force. Definitions of evil
vary, as does the analysis of its root motives and causes.
However elements that are commonly associated with evil involve
unbalanced behavior involving expediency, selfishness,
ignorance, or neglect. In cultures with Manichaean and Abrahamic
religious influence, evil is usually perceived as the dualistic
antagonistic opposite of good, in which good should prevail and
evil should be defeated. In cultures with Buddhist spiritual
influence, both good and evil are perceived as part of an
antagonistic duality that itself must be overcome through
achieving Śūnyatā meaning emptiness in the sense of recognition
of good and evil being two opposing principles but not a
reality, emptying the duality of them, and achieving a oneness.
The philosophical question of whether morality is absolute or
relative leads to questions about the nature of evil, with views
falling into one of four opposed cam