Free Thought or Dogma?

Thanks everyone for your posts!

The reason why I haven't responded sooner is because I was reading through your comments and I want to avoid seeming like a prude I really love how this community is so caring, sharing and honest. If you want to be a Jedi then that is an admirable trait and something which isn't bad it's in fact commendable. Inspiration comes from many places stories told around camp fires the human tribe has a good imagination and entertainment or culture influences every aspect of our lives.

For a long time I had lost my moral compass I was scared, alone and confused this site TOTJO has been a refreshing reboot of my childhood purity and idealism. I also don't want to create enemies on here by being rude or inappropriate because I care deeply about your views and who you are as people.

Jediism is an idea and it has humble origins.

Thanks for your time.

OB1Shinobi wrote: every religion uses fictional characters from made up stories to express moral truths

Didn't want to offend anyone, but my thoughts exactly. I fail to see the difference between reading the fundament ideas behind the Star Wars myth and those found in, say, the Bible. Other than the Bible's being around a lot longer, obviously, and often accepted as fact rather than mythology conveying implied meaning.

Jediism has the advantage of being based on fiction - this fact makes it a lot easier to concentrate on the messages behind the myths represented in Star Wars, than, say, Christianity - where a lot of precious time is wasted on discussing whether the Bible is meant to be read implicitly or taken for fact.

I was talking about fictional religions with a good friend of mine a little while ago. We both agreed that some fictional religions feel more genuine than real ones. The stories and morals are the without all the bickering and rutting.

I forget his example but my favorite is a magic system called "the Wild Magic" from the Obsidian Trilogy. Yes, it's found its way into my personal practices haha.