Step 3: Evil, Moral Debt, and the Justice Void

If real evil exists and moral law is real, what does logic say about justice?

In Step 1, we agreed that reality is structured by the laws of identity, non‑contradiction, excluded middle, and sufficient reason (causality). In Step 2, we followed those same laws to a hard fork: either morality is an illusion (the Void), or some things are truly evil and a real Moral Law exists. You are here because you see that some acts are really, objectively wrong. [web:41][web:92][web:136]

A. The Observation – A Universe That Balances

We live in a universe governed by causality. In physics and math, actions have reactions, energy is conserved, and equations balance. The universe does not like loose ends. This is just the Principle of Sufficient Reason applied to everything we see: nothing happens “just because.” [web:92][web:134]

• For every action, there is some kind of reaction.
• Energy is never lost; it is only transferred or transformed.
• Mathematics always balances; if something is missing, we look for the hidden term.

If this is how reality behaves in physics and math, it is strange to think morality would be the one area where actions can simply vanish without any corresponding response.

B. The Variable – Moral Debt

If you accept that real evil exists—whether in the news, in history, or in your own experience—then every act of injustice creates what we can call a moral debt. It is like a negative value written into the equation of reality.

• When a child is harmed, a value is subtracted from the universe.
• When someone is betrayed, something real is lost that cannot be restored by pretending it did not happen.

If there is an Absolute Standard of Good, then any violation of that standard is not just a feeling; it is a real deficit—a moral debt that, by PSR, calls for a sufficient answer. Either it is paid, forgiven in a way that does not corrupt justice, or the law itself is broken. [web:92][web:134]

C. The Glitch – The Loophole of Death

Now imagine a tyrant who orders torture and murder for years, accumulating a mountain of moral debt. Then, before any justice reaches him, he puts a bullet in his own head or dies peacefully in a mansion. What then?

In a strictly materialist universe—the Void from Step 2—death is the ultimate tax evasion. The moral debt was incurred, but the one who incurred it never pays. The action happened, but the matching reaction never comes.

If death is truly “the end,” then the tyrant wins. He cheats the laws of logic. The moral equation reads: 1 (crime) + 1 (real need for justice) = 0 (no justice at all). The Principle of Sufficient Reason collapses at the very point it matters most.

D. The Conflict – Justice Delayed, or Justice Denied?

We do not have to look only at history. In ordinary life, we often see the same pattern: those who do terrible things sometimes live comfortably and die without any visible consequences, while their victims carry the wounds.

If moral law and causality are real, they cannot simply “turn off” the moment a biological heart stops beating. A law that fails whenever someone dies is not really a law; it is a suggestion. Either:

• Good and justice are illusions, and the universe is ultimately irrational, or
• There is more to the story than what fits between birth and death.

E. The Verdict – The Justice Void or Eternity

Logic now presents another binary, just as sharp as the one in Step 2.

• Option A: The Void (Null Hypothesis). There is no Justice because there is no real Good. The universe is broken and irrational. The tyrants win. The victims suffer for nothing. The revulsion and rage you feel at evil are hallucinations with no anchor in reality.
• Option B: Eternity (Necessary Variable). The equation does balance, but not always inside this narrow slice of time. Death is not a “Get Out of Jail Free” card; it is the arrest. An Absolute Moral Law requires an Absolute Judge who ensures that every moral debt is addressed.

Logical conclusion: You cannot have Objective Morality without some form of Immortality. If the Law is real, the Judge is inevitable. You want justice for the monsters of history? Logic grants your request. The court is in session.

This step does not tell you who the Judge is or how the court works. It simply follows your own premises to their next destination: a universe with real moral law cannot end at the grave.