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Re: Another one of those 'what's wrong with TPM' posts
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Thu, 1 Jun 2000 15:18:49 GMT
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In lugnet.starwars, Bryan Hodges writes:
> (reference to a seperate post): As for the midichlorians removing from the
> mystacism of the Force, I disagree. The introduction of the midichlorians
> doesn't offer an explanation of the Force, rather an explanation of how the
> Jedi access the Force. While it does offer a more scientific way of measuring
> one's Force ability (forcability?) it does not in any way make the Force
> measurable. Midichlorians do not detract from the "spirituality" of the
> story, rather they allow another way to say that one is "strong in the Force."
So if I want to juice up my Forcability, do I run to the doctor for a quick
shot of midichlorians? Quantifying the accessibility of the Force in any way
by definition strips it of some of its mysticism, much like saying that
someone is more holy because he's got more manna in his blood, or other
gobbledegook.
Dave!
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| (...) That depends. If you want to "juice up" the efficiency of turning food into energy, do you go to your doctor for a quick shot of mitochondria? No? If you want to be smarter, can you just put some neurons in a syringe and launch them into your (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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| While it is entirely possible that C3PO did indicate in one of the books that he'd never had his memory wiped, you've got to remember that Lucas is not bound by the books. Anyone that writes a Star Wars book is simply writing a modification to (...) (24 years ago, 1-Jun-00, to lugnet.starwars)
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