The term Manichaean is used to describe a dualistic or black-and-white worldview that divides everything into good and evil. There are many synonyms for this concept including dualistic, dichotomous, binary, polarized, and bifurcated. Other related terms include absolutist, dogmatic, rigid, narrow-minded, and fundamentalist. These synonyms all describe a belief system that sees the world in terms of opposing forces, where the rightness or wrongness of an action depends entirely on which side it falls on. While such a Manichaean worldview can be appealing in its simplicity, it often fails to capture the nuances and complexities of reality, leading to an overly simplistic understanding of the world.