Interesting Lost Theory

From ChunkeeMonkee at TWP:

After reading all of your musings (there went my morning!) I'll add my two cents:

I thought the four-toed statue was there to clue us in to the fact that there was an ancient civilization on the island that was far advanced or evolved than the rest of the world (no fifth toe=evolution) that was kept separated from the rest of the world because of the giant magnet. (Giant magnet = black hole.)

The people of the island (the "real" others) had advanced technology, but was based on the power of the mind. Sort of like an advanced alien race, but living on our own planet. For me, this explains Lostzilla, the voices, the bird, the smoke. yadda yadda yadda.

Then, Dharma/Whitmore/Hanso whatever (haven't delved into this yet. Guess I have to start playing the game) stumbles onto the island somehow.

Some sort of mass genocide happens, and Dharma takes over the island.

A small number of "the others" remained.

This starts a "Science vs. Faith" thing on the island, because the giant magnet is controlled by the mind power of the natives. Dharma has to come up with some way to manually control the magnet that mimics the mind-power of the natives. Building the hatch and sealing in someone to push the button is how Dharma contols the island. If the natives get control of the magnet again, they will once again take control of the island.

Dharma then sets up experiments all over the island to see if they can figure out/mimic the powers of "the others".

So it seems to me the "good" others are the remaining Dharma researchers.

So what about flight 815?

I think all the people on the flight were lured by the "real" others by their powers of telepathy/technology, whatever. They NEEDED Walt, because their numbers are dwindling, and their abilities are weakening because of intermarriage or whatever.

815 was lured off-course by the "real" others (and then brought down by chance? Haven't come up with an idea for that yet.)

But now everyone on the island is screwed because the hatch is gone, and the magnet is back in control of the "real" others.

So how will we know if we encounter a "real" other?

It will only have 4 toes!