"Bringing balance to the force"

[Blank]

Here is why i say it is illogical. Why would any LS jedi want to bring balance to the force? I would want to bring extreme imbalance to the force in the favour of my alignment. i've never heard anybody talk about this fallacy before, so i wondered what others would think of it.

[Child of Flame]

I was going to post an image, but I figured why do that when I can link to the whole search?

[Blank]

lol. you care enough to post a link that says you don't care. that's something...

[Child of Flame]

Nah, I just enjoy being mean to you.

[julianw]

Lara...

 

On topic: I guess the 'balance' does not refer to anyone's alignment. Perhaps it's more like 'balance with the force' or 'at one with the force'. You will have to ask George though.

[Blank]

Lara...

 

On topic: I guess the 'balance' does not refer to anyone's alignment. Perhaps it's more like 'balance with the force' or 'at one with the force'. You will have to ask George though.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

i could ask him, he would just never answer. and he probably wouldn't recieve my question. lol.

 

I don't know, though your explanation is mediocre, it is still an explanation. it just seems like when the jedi council is talking about "the one who will bring balance to the force", they are not talking about a personal connection to the force and it seems more to me like they are talking of a secret weapon prophecy, like Neo.

Edited December 2, 2005 by Blank

[julianw]

I don't know, though your explanation is mediocre, it is still an explanation. it just seems like when the jedi council is talking about "the one who will bring balance to the force", they are not talking about a personal connection to the force and it seems more to me like they are talking of a secret weapon prophecy, like Neo.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Are you talking about Anakin? (Sorry, not a SW buff. Only seen Episode III. :"> )

[Sarjahurmaaja.]

A few things to keep in mind:

 

In the movies, there's no such thing is as light side of the Force. It is never mentioned. There's only talk about the Force, and the dark side of the Force.

[Blank]

Are you talking about Anakin? (Sorry, not a SW buff. Only seen Episode III. :"> )

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

yes

A few things to keep in mind:

 

In the movies, there's no such thing is as light side of the Force. It is never mentioned. There's only talk about the Force, and the dark side of the Force.

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i think the word "jedi" is what constitutes the LS. because that is the closest thing they say. but they never say "dark jedi" because then it wouldn't be a jedi.

[Darque]

Here is why i say it is illogical. Why would any LS jedi want to bring balance to the force? I would want to bring extreme imbalance to the force in the favour of my alignment. i've never heard anybody talk about this fallacy before, so i wondered what others would think of it.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

 

Evil wins because good is dumb.

[alanschu]

Spaceballs!

 

 

I would imagine the "balance" IS the lightside. Being all peaceful and serene and non-confrontational and all. The darkside is a horrid blemish!

[CoM_Solaufein]

Only a neutral Jedi would concern themselves with balancing the force.

[ShadowPaladin V1.0]

Like the Lightside of the force there is no such thing in the movies.

 

The Jedi order is a religion split into sects.

 

Anakin fulfilled the prophecy anyway.

[Arkan]

I always thought of it as if Jedi were like druids of a sort and always strived to maintain balance. Not that I've thought about it that much.

[Kor Qel Droma]

I was going to post an image, but I figured why do that when I can link to the whole search?

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Random Picture of the week

 

02-14-05:

 

 

 

Southern Comfort and Hawaiian Punch, just as delicious coming up at 3 in the morning as it was going down at 11 that night.

 

LOL. And this thread is lame BTW.

[Surreptishus]

Ermm... is there supposed to be something more to your post KQD?

[Kor Qel Droma]

Now that you mention it yes Surrepflatus. There was. It was a pic that caught my eye from COFs google image search under 'nobody cares'

[kumquatq3]

Here is why i say it is illogical. Why would any LS jedi want to bring balance to the force? I would want to bring extreme imbalance to the force in the favour of my alignment. i've never heard anybody talk about this fallacy before, so i wondered what others would think of it.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

I think thats how it's supposed to be seen. Thats the point of the prophecy

[Commissar]

Here is why i say it is illogical. Why would any LS jedi want to bring balance to the force? I would want to bring extreme imbalance to the force in the favour of my alignment. i've never heard anybody talk about this fallacy before, so i wondered what others would think of it.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

I think thats how it's supposed to be seen. Thats the point of the prophecy

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I think it's rather dumb to debate potential plot inconsistencies in a Lucas movie, but here's my two cents:

 

For the Jedi, balance is the removal of the Sith. Why? Because the dark side is unnatural. I'm pretty sure Palpyboy himself backs up that perspective when he tells Anakin that the Sith can do things that people consider unnatural, or something like that. In other words, when there's Dark Siders around, the force is imbalanced.

[kumquatq3]

For the Jedi, balance is the removal of the Sith.  Why?  Because the dark side is unnatural.  I'm pretty sure Palpyboy himself backs up that perspective when he tells Anakin that the Sith can do things that people consider unnatural, or something like that.  In other words, when there's Dark Siders around, the force is imbalanced.

 

Sure, that could have been their opinion, but they were wrong. Hence "true" balance came to the force.

[ShadowPaladin V1.0]

Not really what he said was they have powers that could be considered unatural.

 

Just because some may consider something unatural dosnt make it so. I'm sure a force ghost would creep people out just as much as 1000 year old Jedi.

 

Is there anything natural about force ghosts ? Wouldnt think so.

[Commissar]

Not really what he said was they have powers that could be considered unatural.

 

Just because some may consider something unatural dosnt make it so. I'm sure a force ghost would creep people out just as much as 1000 year old Jedi.

 

Is there anything natural about force ghosts ? Wouldnt think so.

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You're missing my point. When Palpatine said "some consider unnatural," he was referring to the Jedi. The Jedi consider the dark side, and the Sith, to be unnatural; thus, a balance of the Force would result in a removal of the dark side and the Sith, leaving just the Force - as someone pointed out earlier, nobody ever refers to it as the "light side." The Jedi presumably see things in terms of the Force and the dark side of the Force; the Force is natural, the dark side is a perversion.

 

Edit: Know what? Nevermind. I'm going to go take a long hot shower and pretend I did not just further involve myself in this argument.

Edited December 2, 2005 by Commissar

[kumquatq3]

Edit: Know what?  Nevermind.  I'm going to go take a long hot shower and pretend I did not just further involve myself in this argument.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

You can't wash the geek off.

 

[Gabrielle]

I'd rather help the Jedi become one with the force.

[Musopticon?]

In geekanese: Chaos and Order, not Good and Evil.