Interesting little tidbit of infomation...
Jedi Religion
Personally I think its great that people are happy to believe whatever thaey want to believe...
Jedi Religion
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Re: Jedi Religion
Well I put it down for a laugh, I'm amazed 390,000 other people did as well.DocHorror wrote:Interesting little tidbit of infomation...
Jedi Religion
Personally I think its great that people are happy to believe whatever thaey want to believe...
Next time I'm putting Sith.
Time for advanced lightsabre training and levitation of objects to be added to the P.E. schedules across Britain.
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It hasn't become a religion! you don't create religions through census results.Spanky The Dolphin wrote:They just did it to screw with the system.
I'm surprised that the goverment actually caved in.
The government had to tally all results, so if people had put Church of the Giant purple people eater, that would have showed up in the results... and still not be recognised as a valid religion.
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Why can't it be a real religion?
I put "Jedi" in my Canadian census form, and I defy any government lawyer to prove that Jedi has less intrinsic validity than any other religion. Hmmm ... based on a source which is known to be inaccurate? Nope, that's common to all religions. Scientifically invalid? Nope, that's common to all religions. Not taken seriously by Christians? I guess we'd better go back to the Middle Ages and declare all non-Christian religions mere heresy then.
I put "Jedi" in my Canadian census form, and I defy any government lawyer to prove that Jedi has less intrinsic validity than any other religion. Hmmm ... based on a source which is known to be inaccurate? Nope, that's common to all religions. Scientifically invalid? Nope, that's common to all religions. Not taken seriously by Christians? I guess we'd better go back to the Middle Ages and declare all non-Christian religions mere heresy then.
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Duh, I know that. I do read SNOPES, you know.Rob Wilson wrote:It hasn't become a religion! you don't create religions through census results.Spanky The Dolphin wrote:They just did it to screw with the system.
I'm surprised that the goverment actually caved in.
The government had to tally all results, so if people had put Church of the Giant purple people eater, that would have showed up in the results... and still not be recognised as a valid religion.
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Re: Jedi Religion
Wrong forum ... needs to go to the Science, Logic, And Morality forum.DocHorror wrote:Interesting little tidbit of infomation...
Jedi Religion
Personally I think its great that people are happy to believe whatever thaey want to believe...
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It has no Gods.Darth Wong wrote:Why can't it be a real religion?
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"The officers can stay in the admin building and read the latest Tom Clancy novel thinking up new OOBs based on it." Coyote
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It doesn't have tax-exempt status. That's why.Darth Wong wrote:Why can't [Jedi] be a real religion?
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Doesn't Lucasfilm own the rights to the word Jedi and stuff? Or does it fall under fair use, or whatever you have up there?Darth Wong wrote:Why can't it be a real religion?
I put "Jedi" in my Canadian census form, and I defy any government lawyer to prove that Jedi has less intrinsic validity than any other religion. Hmmm ... based on a source which is known to be inaccurate? Nope, that's common to all religions. Scientifically invalid? Nope, that's common to all religions. Not taken seriously by Christians? I guess we'd better go back to the Middle Ages and declare all non-Christian religions mere heresy then.
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I think it's fair use, provided you're not recieving any money from it.neoolong wrote:Doesn't Lucasfilm own the rights to the word Jedi and stuff? Or does it fall under fair use, or whatever you have up there?Darth Wong wrote:Why can't it be a real religion?
I put "Jedi" in my Canadian census form, and I defy any government lawyer to prove that Jedi has less intrinsic validity than any other religion. Hmmm ... based on a source which is known to be inaccurate? Nope, that's common to all religions. Scientifically invalid? Nope, that's common to all religions. Not taken seriously by Christians? I guess we'd better go back to the Middle Ages and declare all non-Christian religions mere heresy then.
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"The officers can stay in the admin building and read the latest Tom Clancy novel thinking up new OOBs based on it." Coyote
HAB Tankspotter - like trainspotting but with the thrill of 125mm retaliation if they spot you back
"The officers can stay in the admin building and read the latest Tom Clancy novel thinking up new OOBs based on it." Coyote
HAB Tankspotter - like trainspotting but with the thrill of 125mm retaliation if they spot you back
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Jedi validity as a religion not withstanding, the philosophies behind it are very fascinating. In fact, that site above and by extension, the Force, is probably the reason I'm an atheist now. Reading about the shadow Jedi gave me the last little push I needed to officially say goodbye to Christianity and start reading about other religions. That of course, made me realize how stupid they all are and become an atheist.
In another topic, "Jedi" isn't the right term for those who follow the Force. Jedi implies that you either are a knight or a padawan under a master, neither of which anyone can be. Force Acolyte or Jedi Acolyte might be a more appropriate term. Maybe the closest thing to Jedi on earth would be the monks who practice Shaolin Kung Fu. They, like the Jedi, train at a very early age, combine intense physical aptitude with an even more intense mental aptitude, include a religious philosophy, and have categories such as padawan and master.
Jedi validity as a religion not withstanding, the philosophies behind it are very fascinating. In fact, that site above and by extension, the Force, is probably the reason I'm an atheist now. Reading about the shadow Jedi gave me the last little push I needed to officially say goodbye to Christianity and start reading about other religions. That of course, made me realize how stupid they all are and become an atheist.
In another topic, "Jedi" isn't the right term for those who follow the Force. Jedi implies that you either are a knight or a padawan under a master, neither of which anyone can be. Force Acolyte or Jedi Acolyte might be a more appropriate term. Maybe the closest thing to Jedi on earth would be the monks who practice Shaolin Kung Fu. They, like the Jedi, train at a very early age, combine intense physical aptitude with an even more intense mental aptitude, include a religious philosophy, and have categories such as padawan and master.
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