They're alive for me. I hear them whispering as we pass through in hyperspace. Simply because you can't perceive a thing doesn't mean it isn't there, on another level.
And, yet, without it, you would be lifeless, just as the galaxy would be without the Force. And it's not about luck, Hux, it's about destiny. You've never thought that you were destined for your position, that it was your due?