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I do not believe that there is such a thing as "pure evil," not in orcs, or even in Morgoth himself. (Elennar)
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I guess it is like beauty: "in the eye of the beholder."
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I would not say that Elves were 'corrupted', Durelin, but certainly they were corruptible -- to a very small extent. (Gwaihir)
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Then obviously Morgoth found a very creative way to break the boundaries of reality...he was, after all, a Maiar. And, since he so apparently had gone against Illuvatar, he was not bound by the Creator's rules...perhaps? It's all theory to me.
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Fear can drive the best of people to do the most evil things, and to make the stupidest mistakes. It takes events out of their control, and into "The Big Guy"'s hands. (Finwe)
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No emotion can take control away from the human mind. We let fear take away control, and therefore are still responsible for all of our actions. Also, I do not believe fear is a part of 'The Big Guy', Illuvatar in this case, and therefore it would not be in his hands. More likely it would be in the hands of fear itself, and fear is all too nicely linked with 'The Big
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Evil is not inherent to the soul, it is inherent to the body. (Nils)
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The body does not have to have an effect on the mind. And, even so, how did it become inherent to the body of every living thing in ME, if that is what you are suggesting?
Woo...my head hurts...