Tao and the Force (star wars) same?

[strawdog65]

Is Tao and the Force from star wars the same thing?

 

 

 

http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Taoism/The-Tao-Of-Star-Wars.aspx

 

http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/2002/05/The-Force-Is-With-Everyone.aspx

 

http://www.scifidimensions.com/Jun01/forcetaobutterfly.htm

 

http://en.allexperts.com/q/Star-Wars-Phantom-1243/force.htm

 

http://chippit.tripod.com/tao_of_star_wars.html

Edited December 26, 2010 by strawdog65

[fiveelementtao]

Is Tao and the Force from star wars the same thing?

 

 

 

http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/Taoism/The-Tao-Of-Star-Wars.aspx

 

http://www.beliefnet.com/Faiths/2002/05/The-Force-Is-With-Everyone.aspx

 

http://www.scifidimensions.com/Jun01/forcetaobutterfly.htm

 

http://en.allexperts.com/q/Star-Wars-Phantom-1243/force.htm

 

http://chippit.tripod.com/tao_of_star_wars.html

 

As I understand it, yes. from what I have heard, Lucas drew from many sources of inspiration including Taoism...

[Sloppy Zhang]

"The Force evolved out of various developments of character and plot. I wanted a concept of religion based on the premise that there is a God and there is good and evil. I began to distill the essence of all religions into what I thought was a basic idea common to all religions and common to primitive thinking. I wanted to develop something that was nondenominational but still had a kind of religious reality." ―George Lucas on the Force

 

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Edited December 27, 2010 by Sloppy Zhang