I never trusted characters in stories -- and reality, as a result -- that claim to be totally righteous and demand you never listen to or "get corrupted by" some other force.

Was just reading a story recently where someone says this creature someone talked to looked pretty and sounded like she cared, but that just made her more dangerous a demon convincing people away.

If it's so easy to convince people away from "the faith", sometimes makes me question "the faith".

Like, when I talk about fascists, I kinda know their language. I avoid talking when I have no reason to assume good faith. I can at least listen first.

Like with "demons".

If the demons are very intelligent, they might have a reason to be the way they are.

If they can't help being evil, I'd consider them someone with a natural disorder; they can't help being the way they are. Maybe we can't be on friendly terms, but I can at least try to draw some boundaries, and only when those boundaries are continually crossed would I totally distance myself from such a being.

I have some experience with finding demons aren't all they seem, really -- or at least en entity that identifies as a demon. Also many that used to, and then found their true forms outside of their self-hate.

@Ulfra_Wolfe this is much of what I dislike with nu-Star Wars; The whole Light Side / Dark Side manichean divide is even more stark and has even less room for shades of grey than the EU did (the sheer breadth of authors meant there was a lot of room for perspectives).

[This post sponsored by the fact I get a chance to use the word 'manichean' in conversation]

@GlitchyDragon @Ulfra_Wolfe hm, that's not good to hear...I haven't watched anything past "Force Awakens" (which I liked)