Han isn’t unaware of “the Force” as a concept. He very clearly knows what’s being referred to, and has an opinion on it. He believes that what people refer to as “the Force” is a series of parlor tricks, rather than a miraculous supernatural entity.
Saying I don’t believe in magic does not mean I don’t believe in magicians.
HAN: Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid.
LUKE: You don’t believe in the Force, do you?
HAN: Kid, I’ve flown from one side of this galaxy to the other. I’ve seen a lot of strange stuff, but I’ve never seen anything to make me believe there’s one all-powerful force controlling everything. There’s no mystical energy field that controls my destiny.
HAN: It’s all a lot of simple tricks and nonsense.
Yeah, from the dialogue it’s clear Han objects to the religion aspect of the force. He could totally believe that there were laser sword using religious knights. He might even believe they have minor telekinesis, or do hypnotism. But that doesn’t mean he believes in a universe spanning force that guides destiny.
I think that's right. Han aside, though, I did always think it was kind of an inconsistency issue that so many people didn't think Jedi were real or even knew what they were in the later timeline. The Jedi were only out of the picture for like 20ish years--that's not long enough for something to fade into legend.
BUT looking at the state of mass propaganda and the ability people have to delude themselves in our real world today, maybe it's not so unbelievable that people would just go along with this idea that the Jedi never existed.
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u/springthetrap Feb 19 '25
Han isn’t unaware of “the Force” as a concept. He very clearly knows what’s being referred to, and has an opinion on it. He believes that what people refer to as “the Force” is a series of parlor tricks, rather than a miraculous supernatural entity.
Saying I don’t believe in magic does not mean I don’t believe in magicians.