Originally posted by cybotron+Jul 22 2004, 11:01 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (cybotron @ Jul 22 2004, 11:01 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>That's all I will say on the subject of the magic Ring.. Green lantern, Gandalf, whatever. :wahah: Go watch a movie.[/b]
Go watch a movie? I have already seen the 3 of them at least twice each, and read the entire novells 3 times


[i]Originally posted by Jeffbert@
According to Black's Law Dictionary, the man who bears the king's signet, can act as though he were the king. Thus, Joseph having Pharoah's ring, possessed his authority.
I knew that seals where used as an strong authentication in middle and ancient ages. But not being a specialist in the matter I didn't make the link between rings, seals and authority. This is indeed a great power B)
But according to what I understand such rings only give authority, not supernatural powers as the Ring of Power

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Where does a government agent's loyalty lies? You seems to answer that the loyalty belongs to God, but that does not look convincing for me. Let's go back to Gandalf: you said he is an agent of the government, but you weren't clear to which government. According to what you said, Gandalf's loyalty would then belongs to God? Which God? I don't see any in the Lord of the Rings
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This one is really hard

