Jediism: Fundamentals Of Religion

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Inevitably, there is no way to validate the claims of Jediism. This covers epistemology; yet another component of religion. It is defined by Basic Characteristics of Religion as, “[referring] generally to the problem of knowledge” (Characteristics of Religion, paragraph 3). Within a religion, there is a criteria of truth. Though a it appears improbable, a religion comes from some form of fact nonetheless. Jediism has records, a lot of them in fact, but one problem stands in its way: it is derived from a set of fictional movies by George Lucas. The Temple of the Jedi Order highlights in their Doctrine of the Order, “Jediism finds its roots in philosophies similar to those presented in an epic space opera called ‘Star Wars’” (Temple of the Jedi

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