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Re: Star Wars Religion Roundup

Posted By: Gabe, on host 71.32.220.174
Date: Wednesday, May 25, 2005, at 03:19:00
In Reply To: Re: Star Wars Question posted by RiftTraveler on Monday, May 23, 2005, at 23:27:20:

> yeah, the midichlorians and the "Immaculate Conception" of
> Anakin (sacreligious? Probably, but I didn't write it...) was
> explained in Episode I, but I think the prophecy was
> miniterpreted.

Heh heh, you mean Virgin Birth. If anyone in that universe seems to suffer from the effects of original sin, it's Anakin. The movie made me think of the Jedi as Americanized Buddhists and the Sith as fringy Objectivists.

Ga"I keep calling the midichlorians 'mitochondria'"be

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Re: Star Wars Religion Roundup - Rifty - Wed, 5/25/2005, 16:26:50
- Re: Star Wars Religion Roundup - Gabe - Sat, 5/28/2005, 19:28:46
  - Re: Star Wars Religion Roundup - Gabe - Sat, 5/28/2005, 19:35:32
- Re: Star Wars Religion Roundup - wintermute - Wed, 5/25/2005, 17:13:33
  - Re: Star Wars Religion Roundup - Rifty - Thu, 5/26/2005, 09:43:02
    - Re: Star Wars Religion Roundup - Sam - Thu, 5/26/2005, 11:50:30
      - Re: Star Wars Religion Roundup - teach - Fri, 5/27/2005, 18:47:14
        
        Re: Star Wars Religion Roundup - Sam - Mon, 5/30/2005, 08:40:53
        
        Re: Star Wars Religion Roundup - teach - Mon, 5/30/2005, 21:10:19
      - Re: Star Wars Religion Roundup - wintermute - Thu, 5/26/2005, 15:18:12
        
        Star Wars Religion Roundup Without the Star Wars - Sam - Thu, 5/26/2005, 15:48:40

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