When looking at the
Nonexistent Physiology page, there is a lot to be desired. It seems like the idea of "nonexistence" is not well understood or not handled well given the "types" of NE Physiology, as they are placed with "mental nonexistence" (this type is really weird personally and seems incredibly specific).
When it comes to being "nonexistent", it is important to understand to what level one is NE. There are many levels of nonexistence, and thinking any but the highest level as being "literally gone" is an incorrect or incomplete understanding of nonexistence.
It is hard to break nonexistence up into specific types, as there is essentially a spectrum of way that something can be nonexistent. Of course, one can outline a couple major options for nonexistence, with anomalies like mental nonexistence falling outside the general rule of thumb. Here are some examples of general levels of nonexistence.
1.
Physical Nonexistence: The absence of any matter or ability to interact with the physical world. This character exists as a
Non-Corporeal entity and will be unable to be harmed by conventional strikes or abilities. Such characters can exist as a disembodied soul, consciousness, or similar metaphysical state.
2.
Conventional Nonexistence: The lack of any conventional existence. Such a character will exist as something beyond the normal scope of the physical and metaphysical world, instead existing as an idea or other unconventional state. Such entities can be conceptualized by individuals, but have never existed in a physical or normal metaphysical form, such as a soul. Unicorns in real life exemplify this well; humans have the idea and conception of what a unicorn is, but a unicorn does not and has never existed.
3.
Unconventional Nonexistence: The lack of anything except a presence on a universal abstract conceptual framework, such as Types 1, 2, and 3 as outlined by the
Conceptual Manipulation page. If one imagines a metaphysical conceptual "list" of everything that is both existent and nonexistent, such a character would reside on the "nonexistent" section of the list. Such a character is bound only by conception, and has never existed as a possibility, idea, or any lower form.
4.
Conceptual/Complete (y'all can input on the name; I'm not married to either) Nonexistence: The lack of absolutely everything, including presence on a conceptual framework of any degree. Such a state defies even the most basic logical principles and is unknowable in the truest form, as it is not a state at all.
- This existence is contradictory and impossible, as doing or perceiving anything would be evidence against such a state. The most basic principle understood by philosophy, even beyond the Truths of Reason, is "Cognito, ergo sum," or "I think, therefore I am." If one truly, on all levels, "isn't", that individual can't think or do literally anything. The interaction with anything is in direct contradiction to this logical principle, and thus all logics, even the bivalent logic that made modern philosophers question the Truths of Reason.
- This existence cannot be proven, quite like omnipotence. The very assertion of such a nonexistent state of this level is, if anything, proof of existence of some facet. If y'all want to accept this as something a character can have, please first think about the arguments listed in the Omnipotence page against the use of such a power, as Complete Nonexistence falls into the exact same situation of being utterly unprovable and impossibly contradictory.
It should be noted that the lower forms of nonexistence can be limited in many ways, such as existing in the past. These forms are variable within themselves, and should not be treated as rigid like the Conceptual Manipulation Types are.