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Re: If things are going well, then balance is the last thing you want dacole Send a noteboard - 09/06/2012 06:17:44 AM
There were countless jedi and hardly any sith, if any at all, so obviously the dark side was at its weakest at that point. So to bring balance to the force, it could only mean that either more sith would arise, or lots of jedi would die. Either one of those options seems like it's pretty bad for the entire universe, so I'm really not certain why anyone thought it was a good idea to train Anakin in order to have him fulfill his destiny.


Agreed but then taoism has never made much sense to me heh.
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"..the one to bring balance to the force" dacole - 08/06/2012 08:42:49 PM 1706 Views
I was under the impression it was widely accepted that Anakin brought balance to the force... Legolas - 08/06/2012 09:36:55 PM 1353 Views
Actually, the most recent book revealed a solid answer to the prophecy. Kotagg - 08/06/2012 10:48:43 PM 1417 Views
Is that really as canon as the movies? chandra - 09/06/2012 01:29:49 AM 1314 Views
As canon as Han saying the Death Star was too big to be a space station... TaskmasterJack - 09/06/2012 03:21:12 PM 1207 Views
Re: As canon as Han saying the Death Star was too big to be a space station... dacole - 10/06/2012 06:24:16 AM 1176 Views
The books are entirely canon. Kotagg - 11/06/2012 06:46:23 AM 1284 Views
Re: The books are entirely canon. dacole - 11/06/2012 04:43:47 PM 1276 Views
There are certainly some inconsistencies, but very few outright contradictions. Kotagg - 11/06/2012 07:47:25 PM 1261 Views
"Balance to the Force" is a numbers game. The key is in a comment by Yoda at the end of Ep. 1. TaskmasterJack - 08/06/2012 11:04:03 PM 1269 Views
Re: "Balance to the Force" is a numbers game. The key is in a comment by Yoda at the end of Ep. 1. dacole - 09/06/2012 06:04:39 AM 1241 Views
This. *NM* Rebekah - 09/06/2012 06:06:16 AM 631 Views
But Obi Wan said Anakin was prophecied to destroy the Sith "not join them!" And he did. Eventually. *NM* Cannoli - 11/06/2012 04:38:42 PM 704 Views
Technically, going strictly by the films, that could have been supposition rather than quotation. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 11/06/2012 10:01:16 PM 617 Views
I figured he did it by clearing the deck snoopcester - 08/06/2012 11:33:03 PM 1169 Views
If things are going well, then balance is the last thing you want A Deathwatch Guard - 09/06/2012 04:46:37 AM 1175 Views
Are you saying there are plot holes in Star Wars? Never! *NM* Rebekah - 09/06/2012 06:09:59 AM 772 Views
Re: If things are going well, then balance is the last thing you want dacole - 09/06/2012 06:17:44 AM 1226 Views
I still think the bringing balance refers to what happens AFTER ROTJ ironclad - 09/06/2012 10:19:01 AM 1232 Views
Re: I still think the bringing balance refers to what happens AFTER ROTJ DomA - 09/06/2012 11:42:32 AM 1237 Views
Re: I still think the bringing balance refers to what happens AFTER ROTJ dacole - 11/06/2012 04:49:06 PM 1163 Views
This will sound offensive, sorry, but that sounds incredibly dumb. TaskmasterJack - 09/06/2012 03:09:20 PM 1268 Views
I don't see how it's dumb ironclad - 09/06/2012 04:26:43 PM 1259 Views
Re: I don't see how it's dumb TaskmasterJack - 09/06/2012 06:18:17 PM 1162 Views
I don't like your analogy - organisation vs nationality snoopcester - 09/06/2012 07:06:44 PM 1163 Views
What if I had said Christians instead of Americans? Then you'd have the comparison you favor. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 09/06/2012 08:44:21 PM 634 Views
No I wouldn't, I'm frankly confused as to why you think I would favour that more snoopcester - 09/06/2012 09:03:28 PM 1237 Views
Not ideal maybe, but more an organization of people than a nation of people. TaskmasterJack - 10/06/2012 12:11:51 AM 1092 Views
Even at best you are takling of a multitude of organisations snoopcester - 10/06/2012 08:23:28 AM 1160 Views
What you seem to be overlooking... Legolas - 09/06/2012 08:50:30 PM 1306 Views
Precisely *NM* ironclad - 09/06/2012 10:17:18 PM 638 Views
I'm not overlooking it. I just don't view the moment as one of "balance achievement". TaskmasterJack - 10/06/2012 12:09:45 AM 1199 Views
Your other posts don't sound as if you see what I'm getting at here... Legolas - 10/06/2012 12:22:02 AM 1116 Views
No, I do. You probably read my tangent about my disagreement with Lucas about Vader's redemption. TaskmasterJack - 10/06/2012 12:41:36 AM 1278 Views
Also... TaskmasterJack - 10/06/2012 12:18:11 AM 1226 Views
Another thing. TaskmasterJack - 09/06/2012 03:13:43 PM 1095 Views
The concept of evil in SW (like in WOT) is Zoroastrian, not Taoist DomA - 09/06/2012 12:26:20 PM 1193 Views
*Like* *NM* Stephen - 09/06/2012 02:13:15 PM 663 Views
Re: The concept of evil in SW (like in WOT) is Zoroastrian, not Taoist dacole - 11/06/2012 05:05:31 PM 1300 Views
The problem with Star Wars is that smart people analyze it, but... it's pretty simplistic beetnemesis - 10/06/2012 03:34:13 AM 1292 Views
Re: The problem with Star Wars is that smart people analyze it, but... it's pretty simplistic dacole - 11/06/2012 05:06:54 PM 1265 Views
I always saw it as... j-whitt987 - 16/06/2012 04:40:00 AM 1358 Views
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