Originally posted by: Go-Mer-Tonic
So if anything, Midichlorians upholds what you would like the Force concept to be, whereas without them, you had to be related to someone strong in the Force. That's not the case. As I have stated, the information we have from SW '77 and ESB '80 suggests that who you're related to has nothing to do with your abilities. You aquire Force-sensitivity and the ability to manipulate the Force through training alone. The hereditary aspects were brought in by ROTJ and the idea of midichlorians are a direct result of that.Originally posted by: Go-Mer-Tonic
As far as how Palpy avoided the Midi Test, he is a Sith Lord in hiding. Sith wouldn't be taking their babies in for Republic testing, because that would give them away as Force sensitives.
He wasn't a Sith Lord in hiding when he was born. Are you suggesting that one or both of his parents were Sith? So if anything, Midichlorians upholds what you would like the Force concept to be, whereas without them, you had to be related to someone strong in the Force. That's not the case. As I have stated, the information we have from SW '77 and ESB '80 suggests that who you're related to has nothing to do with your abilities. You aquire Force-sensitivity and the ability to manipulate the Force through training alone. The hereditary aspects were brought in by ROTJ and the idea of midichlorians are a direct result of that.Originally posted by: Go-Mer-Tonic
As far as how Palpy avoided the Midi Test, he is a Sith Lord in hiding. Sith wouldn't be taking their babies in for Republic testing, because that would give them away as Force sensitives.