Man, I sometimes wish I could go back to such naive innocence. When you experience real evil, there is no going back. Ever.
I don't want to wish that you have the experience(s) that proves the falsehood of your belief, but at the same time….
At any rate, you are somewhat correct; only Ignorance is the name of the Force that YOU currently face. You will get beyond it only if you ever see real evil. It isn't something that the soul survives in a vacuum, that's for sure.
anyways…. good luck out there.