> > William Olander wrote:
> >
> > The reason I absolutely LOATH the Midichlorians is because it makes
> > the force quantifiable. It's got this whole 1985 or what's the other
> > big brother type book? I forget the name. Anyway it's like reading
> > someone's DNA and saying: "Oh, this one is going to become a criminal
> > and this one will become a doctor." I know many of us are scientists
> > and what not here but.... The best thing Lucas ever creates was the
> > Force. The Force is a de-personalized representation of God. God
> > without the beard and sandals. God without being wrathful or loving or
> > anything. The spark of the divine that exists in all things the way
> > the Native American 'Great Spirit' did. Now suddenly it's a virus?
> >
>
> But this has always been implied. "The force is strong in our family"
> and similair lines indicate forceiness is genetic in some way.
Also, the specifics of a number of books (including Palpatines clones) have
implied its a physical rather than a 'spiritual' trait.
That said I don't like it per se. However there are hints around that the
midi-chlorian is just one interpretation of how 'we' interact with the
Force. Its something you can expect to see more of in the next two movies.
