StarThoughts said:
If midi-chlorians were only a metric by which Force strength is measured, it wouldn't have been an issue.
That pretty much sounds like how they were described:
Qui-Gon Jinn said:
Midi-chlorians are a microcopic lifeform that reside within all living cells and communicates with the Force...Without the midi-chlorians, life could not exist, and we would have no knowledge of the Force. They continually speak to you, telling you the will of the Force.
They're not the Force, they're just what helps us commune with the Force. Which is still incredibly stupid but not as stupid.