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Originally Posted by Nikkolas
So why? Why do these intelligent, well-informed beings turn to evil when they know that evil canot possibly prevail?
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I've been thinking about this for a long time, actually, and I think there is one possible solution - and very plausible, in my opinion.
I could say it rather simply: they thought that Eru had lost the interest in the world. Sort of, they had forgotten, you could say. Maybe (with people like Saruman) they could even come to thinking that if Eru did not stop this and that from happening immediately, then maybe he does not mind, or even approves? The possibilities are endless. Basically, however, I think it ultimately comes to forgetting who Eru is, or what is he like.
It is really simple if you think that the Ainur, after coming into the world and taking on material form, lost direct contact with Eru. When you are not in dialogue with someone, you can start imagining stuff about him and finding your own interpretation of his deeds/opinions/etc. (since you have no feedback, it is easy). Interpreting things you see... if Saruman or whoever was not in dialogue with Eru (or for the Istari, with Valar who gave them their mission) to "check back" with them, or to remind himself what they would really say to his situation and to what Saruman was doing, he can start finding his own excuses for what he was doing.
Hope it is understandable what I meant...