Was the Ring Evil?

Haradrim · 08-20-2004, 07:02 AM

Was the ring evil. I mean it was used to do evil and its powers were evil but was it evil. I mean can you call an AIMBot evil just because he is programmed to say some evil things. I think not. I think that the ring is neutral and that it was programmed to do its masters bidding and therefore not evil.

***Sister Golden Hair*** · 08-20-2004, 10:27 AM

Well, Sauron was evil and he placed a great deal of his power into the Ring with the sole purpose of ensnaring all the other Rings and the people under them. The Ring wasn't programed like a computer, it was Sauron's actual powers that were placed in it, so in essence it was Sauron.

***Valandil*** · 08-20-2004, 11:06 AM

Evil! Definitely evil... Sauron put a lot of his own 'self' into the thing. It had a malevolent nature.

brownjenkins · 08-20-2004, 11:10 AM

i think it was an extension of sauron... a part of his soul was encaptured in it... this would make it 'evil'... or at least like sauron

BeardofPants · 08-20-2004, 02:42 PM

And he likely drew upon the remnants of Morgoth's power in the creation of the ring as well, and we all know that Morgoth was totally useless at playing nicely in the sandpit!

Attalus · 08-20-2004, 03:08 PM

At any rate we have both Elrond's and Gandalf's word that it was "altogether evil." You can see in the events that surround its history. Isildur betrayed, Gollum devoured, even Bilbo playing malicious pranks. And what it did to Frodo wasn't very nice. Even Sam was tempted to become Samwise the Strong, Hero of the Age.

08-20-2004, 07:02 AM	#1
Haradrim The Official Court Jester of the Entmoot Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Far Harad Posts: 1,006	Was the Ring Evil? Was the ring evil. I mean it was used to do evil and its powers were evil but was it evil. I mean can you call an AIMBot evil just because he is programmed to say some evil things. I think not. I think that the ring is neutral and that it was programmed to do its masters bidding and therefore not evil. __________________ A Bit More Grown Up This Time...

08-20-2004, 10:27 AM	#2
*Sister Golden Hair* Queen of Nargothrond Administrator Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Akron, Ohio - USA Posts: 7,121	Well, Sauron was evil and he placed a great deal of his power into the Ring with the sole purpose of ensnaring all the other Rings and the people under them. The Ring wasn't programed like a computer, it was Sauron's actual powers that were placed in it, so in essence it was Sauron. __________________ "Whither go you?" she said. "North away." he said: "to the swords, and the siege, and the walls of defence - that yet for a while in Beleriand rivers may run clean, leaves spring, and birds build their nests, ere Night comes." AboutNewJersey.com - New Jersey Travel and Tourism Guide

08-20-2004, 11:06 AM	#3
*Valandil* High King at Annuminas Administrator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Wyoming - USA Posts: 10,752	Evil! Definitely evil... Sauron put a lot of his own 'self' into the thing. It had a malevolent nature. __________________ My Fanfic: Letters of Firiel Tales of Nolduryon Visitors Come to Court Ñ á ë ?* ó ú é ä ï ö Ö ñ É Þ ð ß ® ™ [Xurl=Xhttp://entmoot.tolkientrail.com/showthread.php?s=&postid=ABCXYZ#postABCXYZ]text[/Xurl] Splitting Threads is SUCH Hard Work!!

08-20-2004, 11:10 AM	#4
brownjenkins Advocatus Diaboli Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Reality Posts: 3,767	i think it was an extension of sauron... a part of his soul was encaptured in it... this would make it 'evil'... or at least like sauron __________________ Your reality, sir, is lies and balderdash and I'm delighted to say that I have no grasp of it whatsoever.

08-20-2004, 02:42 PM	#5
BeardofPants the Shrike Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA <3 Posts: 10,647	And he likely drew upon the remnants of Morgoth's power in the creation of the ring as well, and we all know that Morgoth was totally useless at playing nicely in the sandpit! __________________ "Binary solo! 0000001! 00000011! 0000001! 00000011!" ~ The Humans are Dead, Flight of the Conchords

08-20-2004, 03:08 PM	#6
Attalus Swan-Knight of Dol Amroth Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: On the Bay of Belfalas Posts: 1,125	At any rate we have both Elrond's and Gandalf's word that it was "altogether evil." You can see in the events that surround its history. Isildur betrayed, Gollum devoured, even Bilbo playing malicious pranks. And what it did to Frodo wasn't very nice. Even Sam was tempted to become Samwise the Strong, Hero of the Age. __________________ "What song the Sirens sang, or what name Achilles assumed when he hid himself among women, though puzzling questions are not beyond conjecture." - Sir Thomas Browne, Urn Burial.

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