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The document discusses whether Jediism can be considered a legitimate religion by comparing its tenets to the definition of religion. It outlines arguments for and against this classification, such as how Jediism could help people but may undermine existing religions. While the authors seem to lean towards viewing it as a religion, their analysis notes potential biases as they are Star Wars fans.
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- Jediism is a religion founded in 2008 that is based on the concepts from the Star Wars franchise such as The Force and meditation.
- It is most widely practiced in the US, UK, Germany, Israel, and Australia, with over half a million adherents worldwide according to the 2001 UK Census.
- Jediism focuses on achieving balance and enlightenment through following The Code of Jediism and advancing through the religion's five-tiered ranking system.
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- 1. Jedi as a Religion By: Casey, Enoch, Timothy, and Josh
- 2. Summary of Article ● Questions whether Jedi can be considered as a religion ● What is a religion ● Compares Jedi with definition ● Searches for evidence
- 3. Perspective Of Author ● Sees the religion as a joke ● Leans towards Jediism being a religion
- 4. Biases and Fallacies -Could be reliable source as author has used other evidences to strengthen her argument -It is very possible that her opinion is extremely biased -Her bibliography mentions that she is a big star wars fan
- 5. Arguments For and Against
- 6. For -Can help people discover themselves -Gives people meaning to their life -Could make people happier -The belief of the Jedi is not an absolute truth, making it more like a religion.
- 7. Against -May undermine existing religions -If Jediism is made a religion, than other can make religions for anything -Star Wars is a fictitious story -Unfavorable practises
- 8. NOW FOR YOUR OPINION
- 9. Conclusion
Editor's Notes
- The article that the author Amelia hills wrote “jedi as a religion” is about questioning whether Jedi can be considered as a religion. she does this through finding the definition of what a religion is then comparing it the the beliefs of the Jedis like comparing a religion’s traditional God to what the jedi call the force. The author then goes on to search for evidence of a religion in the movies.
- Amelia Hills the author of the article first sees the “religion” as a joke though questioning whether the jedis were serious. She then proceeds see if the jedis were serious and compares the beliefs of the jedi to the beliefs and definition of a religion. Leaning towards Jediism being a religion in the last sentence of her article.
- -The article can be a reliable source as the author has used several other sources and evidences to strengthen her argument. -For example she used merriam webster and the Oxford english dictionary to find the definition on what a religion is. -She also uses scenes from the actual movie to strengthen her argument. For example Grand Moff Tarkin tells Vader, "The Jedi are extinct, their fire has gone out of the universe. You, my friend, are all that's left of their religion." -However although the author Amelia Hill has cited using several different sources in this article, it is very possible that her opinion is extremely biased. -On her bibliography on about.com, she mentions that she has been a big star wars fan since the first star wars movie back in 1977. “I love immersing myself in the Star Wars universe because of its vastness”. She has written several other articles on “Jedi Ranks” and “Force Traditions and Philosophies”, strengthens the fact she is an avid fan. -She even wrote fan fiction
- I believe that Jediism should be considered as a religion because although jediism is based on a work fiction, they claim that their religion was brought together by the star wars movies, however that their concept had existed before. They use the sun as a metaphor, when it did not have a human name it seemed distant and people felt it was extremely distant but nowadays it is called the sun and we know it is a giant ball of gas floating in space and is not so mysterious. The same can be said for the “force”, according to Jedi, there is an energy that binds all living things, this belief is common in almost all religions, all that has changed is that for the Jedi, the star wars movies gave this energy a name. The force is their name of this energy, where other religions may have a god, the Jedi have the non-sentient “force” energy.