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Originally Posted by Harry Lime
I never understood why the Jedi thought 'bringing balance to the force' was a good thing. There were dozens of Jedi and two Sith, so in order to bring balance, a boatload of Jedi were going to have to die. But it totally worked. Palpatine and Vader on one side and Kenobi and Yoda on the other, for like decades. Balance.
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It all depends on which definition of "balance" you're looking at.
One definition is to have opposing forces acting in equal measure, so in that sense, "balance" would indeed be two Sith and two Jedi remaining to counteract each other.
Another way of looking at it is that balance is a general calmness and stability. The Jedi would have considered the Sith to be agents of chaos intent on disrupting the stability of the universe. From that perspective, restoring balance would be eliminating the Sith and the disarray that they bring.
I believe the second definition is how the Jedi interpreted the prophecy.