Personal Opinions on the Nature of the Force

With all the discussion going on about the Force at adywan's lastest thread, I thought it would be interesting to create a thread where everyone could talk about their own opinions on what the Force is, its nature, how it operates, how living beings relate to it, etc.


Here's my own view on the Force ...


Midi-chlorians do not create or channel the Force; they are parasites which feed off the Force energy of multi-cellular lifeforms, secreting a mutagenic substance which alters the DNA of their hosts to make them dependent on their presence for survival. The stronger one is in the Force, the more midi-chlorians flock to their cells for nourishment.

The various components of one's DNA determine how one is tuned into the Force, and how Force-sensitive one is; Force-sensitivity isn't determined by specific genes.

The Force is more than light and dark - it is an entire spectrum.

All sentients retain their personalities when they die and become one with the Force. Only trained Force users, however, can learn how to manifest themselves and communicate with mortals in the material realm.

Most gods, angels, demons, etc. are sentient manifestations of the Force or former mortals who have managed to attain god-like status after becoming one with the Force.

The Force itself is only a subset of something larger - a pantheistic/panentheistic All which creates and permeates every universe in existence.

^that

Killjoys.

What it should be :

A mystical energy field created by life that anyone with the right training can tap directly into.

What it became :

A mystical energy field that you need microbes to tune into it with which are passed on to the next generation via sex. You don't need training but it helps.

And if you come from another galaxy or are in proximity to alien ferret things it doesn't work.

Yoda explained it very well in ESB. So ill adhere to his explanation thank you.

imperialscum said:

Newton explained it very well in Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica. So ill adhere to his explanation thank you.

Newton had an opinion on the force in Star Wars? I'm astounded! 

Newton was just an alien dude David Bowie played.

I thought the balance thing was purely down to numbers.

When Anakin joins the Jedi there are hundreds maybe thousands of Jedi but only two Sith (a master and an apprentice).

This sets in motion a chain of events where there are only two Jedi (a master and an apprentice) to balance out the Sith.

Luke becomes an a apprentice Jedi Vader kills Ben.

When Yoda dies Vader kills Palpatine.

This leaves Luke an apprentice and Anakin a Master.

Then Vader dies (largely by his own hand).

Leaving Luke to train Leia (somehow I think Leia isn't going to be a goodie in the next film).

The whole balance of the force and 'chosen one' idea was utter guff. Where was the scene in the OT with Obi Wan telling Luke his father was the chosen one who it was said (by who and when is never explained in the PT either) would bring Balance to the force? Why not, you either use the force for good or bad intentions. Good-Evil, Light-Dark, Yin-Yang etc.