Word: leape
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Very little seems more wrong or more evil than children killing children. One could easily conclude that this shows that there is something very much wrong with our country's moral fabric. But bringing literal fabric into the picture requires a mental leap of some magnitude, and as a cure for our countrys woes, is insultingly simplistic...
...leap of faith," says Neeson. "I couldn't get a script. Forget Woody Allen--this was like trying to get into Fort Knox. I finally got to read the whole script in George's office with Darth Vader standing outside the door. Seriously." Even now, Neeson won't talk about his role, though everyone knows he's the lead in Episode 1. "I can't say," he says, unsmiling but with a flick of laughter in his eyes. "I am forbidden by my Jedi code of ethics...
MOYERS: In authentic religion, doesn't it take Kierkegaard's leap of faith...
LUCAS: Yes, yes. Definitely. You'll notice Luke uses that quite a bit through the film--not to rely on pure logic, not to rely on the computers, but to rely on faith. That is what that "Use the Force" is, a leap of faith. There are mysteries and powers larger than we are, and you have to trust your feelings in order to access them...