Talk:Hell

=Sith and Evil= Oh, Master, I am trying to get ready for May 19. Can you explain what a "Sith" is? JWSchmidt 20:31, 22 Apr 2005 (UTC)


 * Grasshopper, your question goes to the heart of evil. In terms of evolutionary psychology, human evolution has been balanced on a knife edge of


 * 1) producing a "killer ape" that is able to fight to survive against all other intelligent apes


 * and


 * 2) producing a socially cooperative ape that can harness cultural forces for survival against disease and other limiting forces of nature.


 * By the time George Lucas came along, there was a long literary history of epic story telling centered around the conflict between the human dark side and and the forces of good. Human emotions can take control of our actions and lead us to do "evil". Rational thought and compassion will normally retain control, else our species would self-distruct. It can be argued that this same good/evil conflict should exist for all sentient species, as depicted in the Star Wars fictional universe. The Sith are those who use the dark side of emotional power to work towards selfish ends. A stereotypical evil source such as the Sith are needed for traditional conflict generation in Hollywood. Enjoy. Tanner 02:35, 23 Apr 2005 (UTC)