Originally posted by roughrider
I think when you have something as huge as the Galactic Republic - a confederacy of systems with no central armed force, only the Jedi Order to intervene as diplomats or peacekeepers - it makes sense to have a scientific method to measure one's force potential. The Jedi search throughout the galaxy for willing recruits; they would use something more than just their 'feelings' to evaluate younglings. The preservation of the Order is more important than that.
So some 'old-schoolers' hate the concept? Sounds like the fans complaining around the time of TPM about the force "being some kind of blood disease." Not what Lucas was saying at all.
Some people are so full of hate towards Lucas and where Star Wars has gone; I wonder why they don't just give it up and move on to something else, rather than stay & complain all the time. They're not changing a thing. 😄
Yea, but staying and complaining is what makes it fun. 😄
I have to say though, I hated the Midi-chlorians even when I was 10. When I first saw them in the movie I was just like "what the..." It's just that, there are so many other ways to do what lucas tried to do with the creation of midichlorians, with out taking a large chunk of the mystery out of the series. It just felt Half-assed and stupid... but so did several things in the PT.