Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Philosophy and religion in Star Wars


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The result was   keep. Nomination withdrawn. (non-admin closure) Goodvac (talk) 17:45, 29 December 2010 (UTC)

Philosophy and religion in Star Wars

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This unsourced article is so full of original research I wouldn't know were to start cleaning up. There are some potential sources in the external links section but the reliability of those is questionable and they are limited to christianity anyway. Unless some proper sources can be found to rewrite the article, it may be best to delete this this or redirect it to a relevant Star Wars article. Yoenit (talk) 13:34, 29 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Science fiction-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 14:52, 29 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Film-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 14:53, 29 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Religion-related deletion discussions.  -- • Gene93k (talk) 14:53, 29 December 2010 (UTC)
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 * I don't know how much of the current article is OR or verifiable (i.e., is it best to delete and start over or is this actually salvageable), but the topic at least is notable. The book Star Wars: The Magic of Myth does establish a lot of the mythical underpinnings of the series.  Much commentary has also been made on the influence of Joseph Cambbell's work on Lucas.  But Star Wars sources and analogues also exists (though not without its own problems).  And given that Force (Star Wars) is really the only overt expression of religion or philosophy within the films, a lot of the commentary on this subject may be best handled in that article.  postdlf (talk) 15:27, 29 December 2010 (UTC)
 * A quick search found many sources on the topic: Star Wars and Philosophy; Empire Triumphant: Race, Religion And Rebellion in the Star Wars Films; Finding God in a Galaxy Far, Far Away: A Spiritual Exploration of the Star Wars Saga; The Gospel according to Star Wars: Faith, Hope, and the Force; Star Wars Jesus - A spiritual commentary on the reality of the Force; The Dharma of Star Wars; Star Wars: The New Myth; The Jedi in the Lotus: Star Wars and the Hindu Tradition; Christian Wisdom of the Jedi Masters... postdlf (talk) 15:51, 29 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Hmm, seems I deserve a trout for crappy search skills. Oke, sources exist and original research is fixable through normal editing rewriting from scratch. Therefore, there is no valid deletion rationale for this article. Consider nom withdrawn. Yoenit (talk) 16:46, 29 December 2010 (UTC)
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