I find it weird that D2 has lately been saying a lot about how Darkness is only as good or evil as the one wielding it. Presenting it as a more neutral force. But the Dark has a mind and intentions behind it, and when you see what the darkness chooses to do it pretty clear that it is evil. It is shown to be a naturally corrupting force. Even if it sees itself as merely a harsh but necessary force of nature, it seems to have a sadistic streak. I guess I wanna hear your take on this?
Yes, yes!
I've thought about this for a long while, and, trying to keep my answer concise (which I'll probably fail at anyway because most of my thought process occurs while I type anyway), I've come up with a metaphor. Yes, the Darkness is a tool, but it is a tool in the same way a gun is a tool. And I purposely say gun here, and not knife (though the metaphor of "a knife can be used for cutting food or killing a person" is a popular one), because the gun's purpose and effects of its usage is always malicious. It's a tool designed to kill, only. And while your use of it can have a positive (i.e. defending someone), neutral (i.e. hunting game for food) or negative nature (i.e. murdering someone), its effects are always disastrous. You always cause harm and pain, no matter the intentions. And while I do believe that some of those intentions have a higher moral standing (i.e. killing an animal that is attacking a person) than the disastrous effect of causing death, death has still been caused. Yes, animals, and sometimes humans too, kill each other for survival, and it is "a harsh but necessary force of nature", there is still the disastrousness of this effect that a life has been taken.
And the corruptivity -- it's way easier to use a gun in a malicious way than it is to think of some more creative solution like stabbing someone with scissors, though a corrupt person would not shy away from using either. But the scissors were not designed to be a weapon, unlike the gun. There isn't any use for a gun that does not cause harm. And yes, the gun is as good or as evil as its wielder, as scissors can be evil when you use them for killing, but you know, there's a reason you are required to have a permit (in my country at least) to own a gun, you can't carry it around public spaces--same thing with other more lethal objects like swords or long knives or whatnot--yes, if you had the intention to harm someone, you could just walk up to them and strangle them or stab 'em with scissors. But there is, also, inherent danger stemming from the gun's nature and the nature of its purpose (to kill). Maybe it is a tool that does change the wielder, huh?
