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   Your Name to toylet.toylet@gmail.com   
   Re: the Force a religion?   
   22 Aug 16 09:34:31   
   
   From: YourName@YourISP.com   
      
   In article , Mr. Man-wai Chang   
    wrote:   
   > On 21/08/16 06:13, Your Name wrote:   
   > >   
   > > It might sound or seem like one, but it isn't.   
   > >   
   > > Almost all religions are based on belief in mythical, unprovable   
   > > nonsense, and mostly created by lies designed to increase the power and   
   > > wealth of the church, priests, and / or fake "Gods".   
   >   
   > The Force is mythical.   
      
   The Force isn't mythical (within the Star Wars universe itself). The   
   Jedi, the Sith, and others are actually visibly using it.   
      
      
      
   > > The Jedi don't "worship" the Force. It's simply what enables them to do   
   > > some of the things they do - provable things (within the Star Wars   
   > > universe) and somewhat measurable using Midichlorian counts.   
   > >   
   > > The Jedi is a philosophy and way of life, not a religion. It's much   
   > > more like Knights of the Round Table than Christianity / Hinduism /   
   > > etc.   
   >   
   > Well, my English isn't that original and good... not a native   
   > Englishman.  I have problem differentiating philosophy from religion   
   > from superstition ...  :)   
      
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