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#255903
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The Merits of the Prequel Trilogy and the "Saga"
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I think that it is generally believed by the Jedi order that there -is- a co-relation between midi-count and force sensitivity.

What happened is science discovered the existence of Midichlorians, then while studying them they noticed that all the Jedi seemed to have a higher mid-count. That co-relation is a fact they discovered.

The theory that Midichlorians are somehow sentient on their own is a theory that is only presented by Qui-Gon. And when Qui-Gon is talking about having Anakin tested further, Yoda seems to disagree with his "beliefs" when he says: "revealed your opinion is".

Qui-Gon is specifically characterized as a rouge Jedi who rarely follows along with the status quo.

In the end, what we believe about the fact that force sensitives appear to have a higher mid-count is up to us and us alone.
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#255901
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The Merits of the Prequel Trilogy and the "Saga"
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There is an established test for midichlorians, that doesn't mean that their theory that Mid-count is the cause of force sensitivity is some kind of fact. It's just a likely theory.

The idea that Midichlorians are sentient at all is a belief that Qui-Gon has.

The coutnerpoint is that Sidious claims that Plaguis or even he knows how to manipulate the midichlorians to create life.

So, the idea that the Midichlorians have a will to create Anakin or even that the Will of the Force created Anakin is now in question.

I think Lucas is just putting the Midichlorians, and the theory they are the cause of Force Sensitivity into the film simply to present that scientifically they have been able to draw a co-relation between midi counts and force sensitivity. I don't think he means to say that any of the theories they have come up with based on that is somehow "the way it really is". It's just a theory.

It's up to you to wether or not you believe that it's some kind of conclusive fact.