re: Rogue One questions

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Good, we don't need midichlorians

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Midichlorians never bothered me. In a futuristic universe like Star Wars, I would assume something as widespread and powerful as "The Force" would be studied as a science in particular among Jedi. Midichlorians don't contradict anything Yoda told Luke in ESB, but it does provide explanation as to why some Jedi/Sith are naturally more proficient in the force than others.

Force sensitive individuals at least in the Rogue One time period, should have been trained as Jedi. The Jedi had to have some sort of objective measure to say who qualified for Jedi training, but it is left ambiguous as to how strong in the force someone has to be in order to be trained in the Jedi arts. I don't take issue with non-Jedi believing in the force. That is already in established lore, but I am not sure how I feel about these individuals being able to utilize it. I am not entirely opposed to the idea of certain beings having a small amount of force potential being given alternative roles in service to the Jedi Order, but I think you have to be careful how you do it.

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I'm looking forward to watching clone wars soon.

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Is a great great series. The final season explains A LOT.

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Thanks for the explanation. I'm looking forward to watching clone wars soon.

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What are you waiting for? You should start right now!

Then start watching Rebels. Not as good as Clone Wars yet, but it's getting better all the time.

Ah dammit. Glad you told me. Been watching things with the wife and she's not into Star Wars. Just started Stranger Things. Finished Frontier last week.

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My question about that guy: He is a follower of the "religion" of the force. There is tangible proof we can see of the force's existence, but its a religion that is hokey, ancient, and dying. Seems like if you can actually see, feel, etc. proof of the force, the religion sure wouldn't die, imo.

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This is where Lucas screwed in the Prequels by making the Jedi Order so known and operating out in the open.

If you watch the OT, there are very, very few people who know of Luke, Obi-Wan, and Vader (at least in terms of being a force weilder). So the theme of the Force and the Jedi being myth, legend, religion, etc. makes a lot of sense.

In the Prequels, the Jedi (like the Sith) should have operated in the shadows thus limiting their exposure to very minimal in the galaxy.