User blog comment:Sinthorion/Craziest LOTR theory ever/@comment-25612015-20151112200257/@comment-27723099-20151112215857

Hmm, that's not what I was saying.

But what Tolkien meant was that technology (=magic) is the root of evil. It is a great tool (as seen when good peeps use it) but if you use it too much, it corrupts you (Saruman).