Does one have to commit evil "acts" in order to be evil? Can one merely be, philosophically, emotionally, intellectually evil? Can one be evil due to their intentions and worldview, even in the absence of technically doing any evil "deeds"? Or is one automatically good, regardless of the state of their heart and mind, regardless of the thoughts they have, regardless of what they desire and how they consider or ignore the lives and needs of others, UNTIL the very moment in which they actually do something "bad"?
Thoughts can be evil and are, but they are just thoughts. Fighting our own thoughts is the good fight, since they will lead to evil actions if we allow them. Intentions alone won't make someone evil or good; actions do.
Words can and will do good or bad, and using words is an action already. Being affiliated with an organization alone isn't evil or good, depends how and why you joined: maybe just to destroy them from inside or you were forced. But then things are getting muddy, and most times isn't about choosing between good or evil, but a lesser over a worse evil. If this happens, evil actions were made already, but still matters what were the reasons and the circumstances. Somebody may struggle and wants to get away, but there's no way out. There can still be hoping that such a day will come. Not everyone does evil things because enjoys them; these can still change.
