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The key to their survival is in facing their fears.

— mariposa

The entire experience is a psychological test of human behavior. If you have ever run a lab experiement, it feels an awful lot like the LOST characters are rats. I think the island is a psychological experiment, and the magnetic field is what has kept it out of sight. I am not sure if the plane was meant to land there but I think when Desmond messed with the field the first time, it definately contributed to it’s arrival.

The people running the experiment were excited and thrilled to have new “rats” to test. They removed the children (so I think the Others are part of the experiement) because children are too young to test. I don’t have all the pieces figured out yet like how they could let people die or why some of the adults get taken…but I do believe the key is in the last episode of the season. I believe the purpose of the whole experiment is irony. Everyone is stranded and no one knows how to go about getting “saved”. They do know, however, that they have one job…to push a button. Ironically, I believe, that button is what keeps them from being discovered. The button is actually signal for others. If it keeps getting pushed then the experiment continues. If the magnetic force is released, however, then the experiment has been broken or “discovered”. The experiment, therefore, is to test what it will take for someone to break the bubble. The only way the people on the island can be “saved” is by taking a chance and having the courage to sacrifice themselves for others. It sorta has a Jesus ring to it but that’s another theory. So in order to be saved, someone must make a sacrifice and be the hero. Once the device goes off a signal is set and the guys in the Arctic are paid to wait for the device to go off. I don’t think the Hanso foundation ever expected anyone to actually have the courage to set it off. I don’t know where Penny fits into this or what will happen next…but I do strongly believe it’s all one big psychological experiment. The key to their survival lies in facing their fears.

Key characters

Short Name	Full Name	Episodes	Theories
Desmond	Desmond David Hume	2.23, 3.17, 4.5	851
Hurley	Hugo “Hurley” Reyes	2.18, 2.4, 1.18, 4.1, 4.12	556
Libby	Elizabeth “Libby”	2.7	155
Walt	Walter “Walt” Lloyd	2.2, 1.14	345

Key episodes

#	Title	Aired	Central character	Theories
2.23	Live Together, Die Alone	5-24-2006	Desmond	321
2.22	Three Minutes	5-17-2006	Michael	131
2.3	Orientation	10-5-2005	Sawyer	113
2.1	Man of Science, Man of Faith	9-21-2005	Shannon	195

Key events

Theme	Relevant Episodes	Theories
Claire is captured	2.15	144
Jack sees his father on the island	1.4	217
Locke has close encounter with the monster	1.4	193
Pearl station discovered	2.21	139

Key locations

Theme	Relevant Episodes	Theories
The Door “station”	2.22	156
The Flame Station	2.23, 3.5, 3.16, 3.11, 2.17	220
The Pearl station	2.21, 3.5, 3.14	229
The Staff station	2.15, 3.16, 3.18	178
The Swan station	2.20, 2.23, 2.14, 2.17, 2.1, 2.2, 1.11, 3.3, 3.8	461

Similar theories

Title	Author	Cmnts	Votes	Rating
Foregone Conclusions	Shrike70	3	2	+2
Coincidence	cuscus	2	1	+1
Penn heritates	pg6600	2	1	+1
The island is somehow a biosphere?	BadTwin	3	2	−2

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