Originally posted by: Go-Mer-Tonic

Sure there's nothing to prove this theory, but there's nothing to disprove it either.

Alright, I’ll accept that Qui-Gon might have been expressing questionable “hippie” beliefs as far as the Star Wars universe goes. And though we both know that it’s unlikely that George intended that to be the case, it’s a possible way to come at the issue. Even then though, considering midichlorians only from the standpoint of antenna, that still physically limits a person’s power with the force. In relation to the force, destiny and faith are less important without non-midichlorian ways to connect to the force in an intelligent and directed way; they are physical and will always relatively limit a person’s power since everything must come through them as “antennas.”

When I first heard of midichlorians, I assumed they weren’t physical beings (since little bacteria attached to the force sounds stupid), and that solved my problem. If they aren’t physical, then they concentrate themselves wherever they collectively wish to concentrate in any numbers they wish and at any time. Unfortunately, after learning more about the issue, I’m fairly certain that George wants them to be physical and stuck in our cells like bacteria, and that detracts from what the force once was. You need to now be an arbitrary mutation whose living cells are advanced enough to tolerate more of this type of bacteria. Jedi are merely supermen.