Another good theory from one of our readers, Isreal (israelcanasa.com). Check it out and leave your thoughts.

Instead of the island being just a black rock, why not make it an electromagnetic anomaly that serves as a gateway to an alternate reality(Quantum Theory/Multiple Universe) – that’s why one episode was also entitled “A Tale of 2 Cities”. This reality has different constants, and slightly different laws of physics. Hence explaining why women from our reality can’t get pregnant, and faster cell regeneration. It also explains why the outside world can’t see it. And perhaps why the compass’ north points to a different direction.

Dharma or Hanso wasn’t the first to get there. There have been people throughout the ages who accidentally got there and perhaps built a small civilization – thus explaining the 4-toed foot. Or we can also take it further that this reality has different a kind of humans. Humans that have exceptionally higher psychic powers. And perhaps Humans that have 4 toes? The islands’ natives communicate through their mind and have psycho-kinetic abilities. The power of these natives can only be disrupted through loud sounds – thus the Sonar Fence. Guns aren’t meant to kill them, only to drive them away. Alex gave a gun to Lock to drive Jacob away in case Jacob does something. It can also explain the loath of Jacob to human technology. The Dynamite that Jack used against the Black Smoke drove it away. These natives are also able to take forms of people from a person’s memory, or perhaps induce these illusions. The Black Smoke is not Jacob but the native’s defense system or primary weapon against intruders.

This electromagnetic gateway opens up when there’s an intense storm, or a surge of electromagnetic anomaly. Dharma knew about this that’s why they built the swan to release the anomaly in 108 minute intervals. There’s no satellite from the outside world involved here. When Desmond tried not to push the button, the gateway opened up for a while making Flight 815 crash. Take note that the others had no idea that a plane will crash, that’s why Ben had to order a profile search for each of the passengers. During the crash, the reality of the Losties split into 2. One was left in the our world, the other was on the island. The original world found the crashed plane.

Dharma also made an artificial underwater gateway, that’s why people had to go there through a submarine. Also, the cable serves a line of communication between this dimension and the outside world (The cable passes through the artificial gateway).

When the Swan imploded, the anomaly was detected by the outside world. Pen(Desmond’s lover) has put up a search team that will constantly monitor the electromagnetic anomalies around the coordinates where Desmond disappeared during his quest. They were lucky to identify the exact coordinates, so Pen sent a search and rescue team. But the SaR Team can’t find the island since it’s on another dimension. However there was a storm during the search, which opens holes to this reality. Naomi got in, but her chopper didn’t, Desmond and his gang only heard the sounds of chopper crashing.

The results of the Swan’s implosion also resulted in the destruction of the artificial gateway that Dharma built. Thus the Others can’t communicate anymore with the outside world. The can’t go out anymore also. Also, Desmond acquired some ability to see the past and future of alternate realities. We don’t know if Jacob has anything to do about that.

Ben didn’t like Dharma. The natives used the memory about his mother to entice him to join them. There are also people from Dharma that revolted against Dharma and joined the natives. Those are the people that we saw with Ben when they killed everyone in Dharma. Ben now took control of the Dharma’s research. Now this is where there is still a gray area. Who are the people that Ben has contacted outside. If he’s Dharma’s enemy, how could he have that much resources to do business outside of the island. I’d guess that Dharma didn’t know what really happened inside the island since they are still sending food to the station. Right now, I guess that Ben’s Research Objective is not for the Human Race but for the Native’s own reasearch. The natives are using Ben to research about humans. It seems that the purpose of the natives is to teach humans their kind of morality and discipline. They want to know why humans can’t reproduce on the island. They’d want to breed humans there to “make them better”. So far, some of the Losties like Cindy and the kidnapped Losties are already brainwashed with the Native’s doctrine.

Desmond on the other hand was sent there by Dharma as a replacement for Radzinsky. Pen’s father is perhaps related to Dharma. Dharma used the race and the boat to stir Desmond into the island perhaps because Pen’s father think that he should be away from Pen. It seems that Ben led Dharma to believe that there was a contamination or an outbreak of some sort(Explaining the sudden deaths of most of the workers). That’s why they’re cautiously using protective suits(at least on camera). Inman already knew what is really happening on the Island, he knew that the natives already took control. He just wanted to fool Desmond and Dharma so he can get out of there. Dharma used a pacific storm to bring Desmond into the island. Of course they already knew that there will be a storm on that island, they just led Desmond there.

Whether this Electromagnetic Anomaly is accidental/natural or purposely created by the island’s Natives as a prelude to a world invasion, we don’t know. Dharma knew that the world is destined to meet a great crisis. Perhaps they’re trying to stop the Natives. It also seems to me that the natives has already started influencing the original reality. Explaining why Hurley won the lotter using the numbers. We still don’t know the extent of their influence on the relationship of the Losties.

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