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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Prince Atom" data-source="post: 266589" data-attributes="member: 6046">Just what the heck are midichlorians, anyway?There are two possibilities:1)  They make their host Force-Sensitive.2)  They are attracted to Force-Sensitives.In either case, the more midichlorians there are, the more powerful in the Force the person is.If the first is true, then all you have to do to become a more powerful Jedi is to attract or grow more midichlorians.  There's nothing special about Anakin's having tons of them unless no one knows how to increase the amount of midichlorians in the body.So, either they're separate beings living in the host body, or they are a part of you, like a liver or a kidney, and their growth is controlled by your DNA.  Either way they attune the host to the Force.  The Force might connect all things, trees, rocks, sinking starfighters, but only those with midichlorians in them can control it.If the second is true, then the midichlorians are no better than parasites, except that they are an indicator of Force power.  IF they do not generate the Force, and IF they do not allow the host to use the Force, then why are they attracted to the Force?  It can only be that they somehow need the Force.  If they don't live off the Force, then what?  They can only be parasites on the Jedi.If they are parasites, do they reproduce?  Does a Jedi eventually need to purge her body of the things?  Or are they immortal, or somesuch, and do not reproduce?  If they don't, there is only a finite number of them in existence, and so there can only be so many Force users.  Fewer if they concentrate on people like Anakin and Luke.Speculation?TWK"The Force may be my ally, but these stupid midichlorians sure do itch!"</blockquote>

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