George verses Billy: Round 6

Star Wars Episode 3 was an excellent movie for those of us who are big Star Wars fans. The light sabre fights, good verses evil, the temptations of the dark side, the eventual victory of light over evil make the series of movies a good lesson for us to learn in this life. So why does George Lucas seem to take as many pot shots at Biblical Christianity as he can?

In Episode 6 you have Obi-Wan explaining to Luke that truth depends on a person's "point of view." In Episode 1 Qui-Gon tells Obi-Wan that truth depends on your "point of view." Now in Episode 3, Lucas takes a big swing at Biblical Christianity. Obi-Wan and Anakin Skywalker are about to have their big duel. Anakin (my summary of the conversation) says to Obi-Wan, "If you are not with me then you are against me." Obi-Wan responds by saying, "Only the dark side sees things in absolutes."

So are Christians on the "dark side." Are those who believe truth is not dependent upon the individual person "evil"? Is Lucas' belief true and is it true absolutely?

A little later in the fight, the most amazing contradiction occurs in Lucas' religious philosophy. Obi-Wan explains to Anakin that his mind has been twisted by the dark side. Anakin's response was anything but an absolutest view of the world. He simply uses Obi-Wan's moral relativism against him, and dare I say...against George Lucas?

Anakin says, "From my point of view, you're on the dark side." Now whoda thunk Anakin could all of a sudden be so non-absolutist? Obi-wan's response..."Well, then you are lost!!!"

Now Obi-Wan, settle down now. That sounds too Christian like...too fundamentalist like...too much like...me, a reformed baptist.

Perhaps George Lucas is a bigger evangelist for morality being absolute than Billy Graham, and that he just doesn't realize it yet?