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Old 09-02-2004, 08:02 AM   #201
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okay now I agree. I have thought it over. And yes making gollum into what he ws was evil. I jsust wanted to find an instance where it did something evil and now I have it. Thanks T.D.
Why did you have to argue then? I mentioned it in post number 178.
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Old 09-02-2004, 10:28 AM   #202
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Why did you have to argue then? I mentioned it in post number 178.
LOl, me, too, though I don't remember when. Extended life is not necessarily good. Visit any nursing home, and you will quickly see that. Gollum's life with the Ring was not a happy one. "Miserable creature" is Gandalf's apt description.
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Old 09-02-2004, 01:50 PM   #203
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Plus it was unnatural long life so not just that of the elves
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Old 09-02-2004, 10:41 PM   #204
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but why was it evil. It wasnt good it wasnt evil it just was. Unnatural life is unnatural that is it. unnatural doesnt mean good or evil. And sorry about not finding I lfet for awhile and just now found the time to go back trhough what I missed.
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Old 09-03-2004, 07:26 AM   #205
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but why was it evil. It wasnt good it wasnt evil it just was. Unnatural life is unnatural that is it. unnatural doesnt mean good or evil. And sorry about not finding I lfet for awhile and just now found the time to go back trhough what I missed.
First, unnatural is usually unhealthy as well. But anyway, it doesn't matter! The Ring was evil, it was proven, now this thread needs to be closed.
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Old 09-03-2004, 10:17 AM   #206
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but why was it evil. It wasnt good it wasnt evil it just was. Unnatural life is unnatural that is it. unnatural doesnt mean good or evil. And sorry about not finding I lfet for awhile and just now found the time to go back trhough what I missed.
That is your original argument, thoroughly rebutted, long before. If you are going to start circular reasoning, I won't reply to you any more. This is just silly. The thing that betrayed Isildur, destroyed Gollum, and ravaged Frodo not evil? I think that you would have fallen worse than Boromir, and somewhere there is a succubus waiting for you. Learn to recognize evil. It sometimes looks beautiful.
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I think everything has been said on this subject that can be said. We are going around in circles and it is getting silly. Closing.
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