Question about the will of the force and the concept of balance

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Now I have to be upfront about the fact that I have not consumed all Star Wars media, I'm pretty far behind with all the new media coming out

I had some questions regarding the force, specifically around the concept of Will and Balance. From my understanding the force was initially conceptualized by spiritual beliefs I'm not fully aware of and is supposed to be analogous to nature, at which point I will also let you know I'm not a ecologist, but from what I can see nature is nether Willful nor is it Balanced. In nature both Speciation and Extinction can occur entirely at random. Sith/Dark side force users bend the force to their will while Jedi/Light side force users claim to follow the will of the force but if the Force is supposed to be analogous to nature which is without will then how can the Jedi ever be certain that they are just not bending the force to their own will. Also if the Force is meant to represent nature and the Jedi follow the will of the force then will they engage in the extinction of an endangered species or will they assist in the flourishing of a destructive parasite if the force wills it.

Also what does bringing balance to the force even, nature exists whether it be on a barren lifeless rock or in a lush jungle full of life, to nature it makes no difference. It is said that Anakin brought balance to the force. How he did it is left somewhat to debate. But the most common interpretation is that he did it by killing all Sith. But my question is if has a will and is so powerful that the ability destroyed a planet is nothing compared to it then why would it even allow itself to be bent to the will of any individual?

Posted Jul 29, 2025, 6:25 AM UTC

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