Day 10 EA: Oh shit Hoshin!

[Baesal Zyn]

''I think that the term 'side' is a misnomer...more like a way to imagine things then a reality: I think that there is truthfully no light and dark but simply the Force and the Force is the energy of the universe, life itself and every living thing. While it is the nature of life to grow and expend, it as inherent dangers. Life often feeds on Life in order to survive, like animals with plants and us with them, but this is part of a natural order. I do think that there is a grey-ish zone here.''

''The Force is used through an act of will and emotion. I think that this is where light and dark comes from. Usually the Light is used to describe force uses who are aligned with happiness, joy, love, and benevolence, or alternatively simply calmness, which some believe nurtured the light side and provided insight into its ethical uses. It is generally concerned with the ideas of good, generosity, healing, and wisdom, as opposed to evil, harm, and hasty judgment. While the use of the force for element aligned with selfishness, fear, hatred, aggression, and malice is called Dark.''

She laid back a bit

''I think that using the Force changes you as much as you change the world around you when you use it. The Dark Side is the energy of life used to harm life using the deepest and darkest emotion the the mind...if it is kept being used then the darksider's body will begin to rot while still alive and the emotions used to channel it will inevitably begin to rule one's consciousness, as it is the source of their power and power is never put away easily''

[Layne Hoshin]

"If that were true, Jedi in tune with the light would look different from regular folk too. But they don't. The reason the dark side corrupts the body is just because the dark side is an easy path to power... and people will use more power than their body can handle."

[Baesal Zyn]

''Again that would be a false equivalence. The deterioration is due to the anathemic nature of the Dark Side while Light is usually in tune with it. Furthermore it is easier to bring up dark emotions then it is to keep good ones. That means that few rise to the level comparable to, say, Zash for exemple falls to. The psycological effect is more noticeable, however''

[Layne Hoshin]

"That's just like, your opinion. Do you have any proof?"

[Baesal Zyn]

''Empirical observation'' she replied ''I do not say it is the absolute truth but it is where the evidence leads me''

[Layne Hoshin]

"Doesn't empirical observation mean you've been experimenting with exposing people to the dark and light side under controlled conditions?"

Layne regurgitated what she'd read about science(!) on a holo article once.

"Sounds like something Haydriss would do."

[Baesal Zyn]

''That would be experimentation. In this I prefer to observe in a natural environement'' she says with a wink

[Layne Hoshin]

"I'm not sure that really counts, but my head is starting to hurt from all this deep talk anyway so I won't argue about it."