The Law, Star Wars and Euthyphro....

Discussion in 'Free Thoughts' started by TruthSeeker, Sep 27, 2005.

  1. TruthSeeker Fancy Virtual Reality Monkey Valued Senior Member

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    When Luke discovers that his father is Darth Vader, is there a conflict within himself about whether he should kill his father or not? Is it pious to kill his father? Is that the way of Light?

    How does that relate to the laws that we have? Are we more concentrated on punishing people then rewarding them for excellence? Is this system efficient? Should we repay evil with evil? Or should we be compassionate, forgive and save, just like Luke did with his father?

    How logical is our laws........?
     
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  3. DarkEyedBeauty Pirate. Registered Senior Member

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    Why does this seem like an essay question?

    The whole suspense of the seen is built upon two things...one...Luke's got this evil man's blood flowing through his veins...two...he hates and is fight against his father.

    The question is: Which is a higher duty? The duty to the laws of society. Or. The duty to one's father.

    People in general are drawn to bad things. Think...news. What makes the news? Hurricanes, not rainbows. Murders, not weddings. Car crashes, not seatbelt usage. It's the bad things that we need to pay attention to, to try and fix. So, while it is bad practice to punish more than reward, the punishment is more pressing of a matter.

    Forgiving and saving would depend on a change of character. Vader has that.
     
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  5. kenworth dude...**** it,lets go bowling Registered Senior Member

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    what he should have done is joined forces with his father.he could have had his own fucking death star!!!!!!!!!!!!!!sorry for going off topic.his decision annoyed me.
     
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  7. Hapsburg Hellenistic polytheist Valued Senior Member

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    Same with me. The Jedi fell because thier ways were corrupt, and thier involvement with politics was corrupt. Joining the Jedi seems, to me, a foolish action, at best...at worst, stupidity at it's utmost.
     
  8. TruthSeeker Fancy Virtual Reality Monkey Valued Senior Member

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    Vader's change of character was caused by Luke's forgiveness. That's the whole point.
     

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