Inherent Evil

[Yavanna228]

Evil is not inherent to the soul, it is inherent to the body

Pardon me that I did not put an 'if' or an 'in my opinion' before that. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img] I don't believe that it is something definitely knowable or absolute, about whether or not evil is inherent in the soul, body, or at all. It is a matter of personal opinion. But in the case of Tolkien, thank you for correcting me with that passage, since he gives an absolute about where the place of inherent evil may be located with relation to his works.
Also, I do agree with Sharku on the 'later theories', but I was using that one for the sake of argument as it has not been completely disproven, only fallen out of favour with some. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]
Peace