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Elendur · 06-25-2002, 05:42 AM

I think that Orcs should be left out of this conversation altogether. They are spawn of Sauron driven by his evil spirit. Because Sauron is complete evil that cannot be persuaded to think any other way, orcs should be treated the same. If you see an unconcious orc you should kill it. It is nothing but another part of the evil of Sauron. There is no moral question about it. When you are facing pure evil the only way to deal with it is to stop it somehow. If that means death that is what you have to do.

I think this is a very good conversation. I hope there are more thoughtful posts to come.

06-25-2002, 05:42 AM	#42
Elendur Wight Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Arnor Posts: 200	I think that Orcs should be left out of this conversation altogether. They are spawn of Sauron driven by his evil spirit. Because Sauron is complete evil that cannot be persuaded to think any other way, orcs should be treated the same. If you see an unconcious orc you should kill it. It is nothing but another part of the evil of Sauron. There is no moral question about it. When you are facing pure evil the only way to deal with it is to stop it somehow. If that means death that is what you have to do. I think this is a very good conversation. I hope there are more thoughtful posts to come. __________________ Son of Isildur.