> ... Jedi as celibate defenders of justice makes far more sense Agreed. People (at least human people) are strongly hardwired to see to the well being of clos

> ... Jedi as celibate defenders of justice makes far more sense Agreed. People (at least human people) are strongly hardwired to see to the well being of close kindred, specially their own offspring. Trying to renounce to wordly affairs and commit to a goal and an ideal that is greater than yourself while trying to raise a normal family would be insane. On the other hand, there is no reason to think that a whole family/clan cannot be formally committed to such goals and ideals. So, I think the new taboo should be that Jedis can only marry other Jedis. And the consequences of one member of your particular family unit going Sith may be catastrophic.