'''Darkness''' (also called lightlessness) is the [[absence]] of [[light]]. Scientifically it is only possible to have a reduced amount of light. The [[emotion]]al response to an absence of light has inspired [[metaphor]] in [[literature]], [[symbolism]] in [[art]], and emphasis. | '''Darkness''' (also called lightlessness) is the [[absence]] of [[light]]. Scientifically it is only possible to have a reduced amount of light. The [[emotion]]al response to an absence of light has inspired [[metaphor]] in [[literature]], [[symbolism]] in [[art]], and emphasis. |