Who said only a sith deals in absolutes




















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The phrase itself means exactly what it says — that the Sith deal in absolute values. It is not a matter of using or acknowledging absolutes, far from it, as some fans like to say.

Both sides acknowledge absolutes; that is a fact. But, while the Jedi only acknowledge them and still deal based on a rational perception of a situation, taking into consideration every possible fact as, for example, when Obi-Wan tried to persuade Anakin to return to normal , the Sith deal in those absolutes — you either are, or you are not.

As Anakin said, Obi-Wan was either his ally or his enemy, there was absolutely nothing in between, and based on that binary worldview, he acted and attacked his former friend and mentor.

This is the in-universe explanation of this quote. But there is also a real-life explanation of the quote, which is also the reason for its inclusion in the movie. This is a rather complex ideological question, but it has to do with the core teachings of the Sith. Anakin : In the circumstances surrounding loyalty, fealty and overall alignment of purpose and action, one is either of entirely one mind with the person so referred to by the practice of the perpendicular pronoun, or one must be said to be in a state colloquially referred to as being "at odds".

Any state of matters which can be said to be as falling within these two extremes is so insufficiently asseverative as to be fundamentally and wholly indistinguishable from opposition.

Obi-Wan : Individuals or persons not counting themselves among the number of those who refer to themselves as "the Sith", would be hard-pressed to make a statement as utterly categorical, and not admitting, upon mature reflection, of views which, at the end of the day, would have to be said to be more balanced in an, of course, non-epistemological fashion and, frankly, more sophisticated. When Palpatine had told Yoda that his arrogance had blinded him, this was true, and was the reason why Yoda afterward had been struck by a concentrated blast of Force Lightning.

This shows how the Jedi and Sith in some ways had become very similar, without the Jedi Masters taking notice. It is paralleled, when Obi-wan, telling Anakin "only a Sith deals in absolutes" reveals himself as a hypocrite, likely unknowingly. I hear this a lot, and have even made fun of it myself. BUT, I sometimes think folks aren't slowing down enough to consider what was actually said:.

First, what was NOT said. Once you make unilateral proposals, you aren't negotiating, you aren't even really "dealing" at all. Third, think of the context. Anakin is saying things like you're either with him or against him.

Not, "let me hear what you think" or "give me your perspective on this matter. It's not a contradiction to say Only a Sith deals in absolutes. Making an absolute statement such as "There are no absolutes" would, however, be a contradiction. I think that the word being overlooked here is "deals". It is one thing to make an absolute statement.

It is another to make one that refers to a fight. The words "deals in" refers to how Anakin thought he had to fight Obi-wan. It was a battle deal. The only reason Obi-wan fought Anakin was because Anakin was attacking.

It makes sense now because Obi-wan was not making any absolute statement that was dealing in combat. He made an absolute statement but it was not one that made his conscious have to fight Anakin. Of course, there are bound to be mistakes all throughout the Star Wars dialogue.

We like to try to make sense of things, but in reality the things people say on Earth are often filled with error. People make mistakes, and this shines through even in movies. After all, movies are made by people. It's a fairly common fallacy. Who here hasn't heard "Nothing is black and white. Many people are unaware of the inherent inconsistency of the statement. While many things are to some extent gray areas, a statement ruling out absolutes is itself absolute!

The Sith often make the naive mistake of simplifying a situation into black-and-white more than is reasonable. You're making a mistake consistent with the ideologies of our enemies. Can't you see how you've been fooled into working for the other side? Importantly, that line was from the RotS. It's a well-accepted part of the SW universe that one of the reasons that the original trilogy was better was that Lucas wasn't so famous that you couldn't talk him out of his sillier ideas.

By the time the prequel trilogy rolled around, he was much too big a person to say no to. I was struck by this line as well when I first heard it in the movie, as not very many lines of that caliber as in thought-provoking appear in the "newer" movies.

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