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Originally Posted by Sauron the White
Is it fair to say that the Ring corrupts? Is that not the basis for the rejection of it by Gandalf and Galadriel?
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The Ring corrupts if you take it & claim it as your own. It doesn't corrupt otherwise. Every individual has the absolute freedom to reject the Ring.
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davem ... I ask you about Faramir and you respond telling me that Sam was not corrupted and he possessed the ring. thank you. How long of a period of time would you estimate that Sam had the Ring in his possession?
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Longer than Faramir. In fact, longer than anyone but Sauron, Isildur, Smeagol, Bilbo & Frodo. If the Ring is instantly corrupting, whether the bearer accepts it or not, Sam should have been corrupted by it.
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Is that wrong? Which authors or Tolkien scholars should I defer to over what the text itself says?
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Well, as I've already stated twice, I've used the text to confirm my argument, rather than Shippey.