Re: Sci-Fi Films

Ron O wrote:
> Stanley Friesen wrote:
>
>>"Ron O" <rokimoto@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>I believe that it is mitichlorians or mitachlorians and not
>>>mitochondria.
>>
>>I believe it is spelled "midichlorians", though I could be wrong.
>>
>>> No one talks about Anakins virgin birth much.
>>
>>Indeed, really only in the one book. I do not think it is *ever*
>>mentioned in any of the movies.
>
> Quy-gong (sp? I've never read the books) asks Anakin's mother who the
> father was and she says that there was no father. This happened in
> episode 4 or chapter 1 or whatever.
>
>>I have always preferred to pretend that book isn't canonical.
>
> Lucas can always change that scene in the movie. Maybe he has already?
> Did he ever change the scene back where Hans shoots first and kills
> the bounty hunter? I liked the first three movies, but the second
> three were sort of duds.
>
>>[It contradicts Episode II anyhow, regarding his mother].
>
> There are a lot of contradictions. Like Obi-wan not just lying about
> Lukes father, but about Yoda too. You can put it all together with
> creato-logic and have your own literal version. It is all true if you
> look at it in a certain way.
>
> Sort of like Spock's vulcan logic. There was a guy over at ARN that
> defended the IDiot wedgies claiming that they were only exaggerating
> when they stretched the truth and not lying, even when they did it
> repeatedly. Fictional logic to defend a fictional science, it sort of
> fits.

Hmmm. So if you SUPPORT a lie by telling ANOTHER lie, the two lies
cancel each other out and the result is the TRUTH! Finally creationism
makes sense!

> Just think what ID the Movie would be like? How can you have
> fictional fiction? I guess you could call it fantasy, but even good
> fantasy has to be consistent.
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