The Guid wrote:Do the Jedi actually follow any sort of belief system of how the world is created etc.? Do they have a God? From the films I do not get that impression; if they turned up I can't see it changing my faith in God and it would only turn those who are drawn in my miracles and not by faith.
Well, they do believe that the Force has a will, so you could call that their god.
The whole George Lucas angle would make things interesting, though, since not only did George create the Jedi and their galaxy, he's also demonstrated the ability to change things in that galaxy at will, through the Special Editions. If Lucas realises this, how long will it be until he decides to make the Jedi into his own personal army and claim that he'd always indended it to be that way?
Crown wrote:Well, I think I'd have to re-consider my stance on athieism ... I mean whether you consider the Force to be a religion (or diety) and what not ...
Belief in the Force wouldn't be a religious belief if the Force could be demonstrated to actually exist. Following the Jedi Code, on the other hand, would be akin to religious doctrine.
Crown wrote:Well, I think I'd have to re-consider my stance on athieism ... I mean whether you consider the Force to be a religion (or diety) and what not ...
We don't have any direct evidence to suggest that the Force actually has a will. We just have a bunch of Jedi who are all too willing to attribute anything they don't understand to the will of the Force and then making no real attempt to verify whether that claim is true.
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