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Originally Posted by Raynor
Well, if we define evil as you did:
then there is plenty of evidence that he wanted to become evil.
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But he didn't think it was 'evil. He thought he was doing his job. The problem was he thought Sauron is evil, I'm fighting Sauron, therefore I must be good.
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I don't think that "corrupted" is the most adequate term. There was no compelling force acting upon him. He chose this path consciously and freely.
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What's wrong with 'corrupted' in this case? One can be corrupted by an idea just as easily as by a 'force' - perhaps more easily.
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Well, that may be true, but self-assessment in such cases is hardly relevant being more than subjective and self-deceiving.
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Which is the point I'm making. Self assessment is irrelevant. Saruman, it could be argued, never thought of himself as 'evil' - & neither would Gandalf if he'd taken the Ring.