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Ok, so many thanks to Blake for giving me the opportunity to write this unique post on the proposed fate of the rest of our Losties.

To recap, we have met the man known as Alvar Hanso. Then we learned about the mysterious group of scientists known as the CC. Just this past week, we saw what role our survivors would play in the CC. But if the CC is a small group of minds (very similar to the plot from Minority Report) that guides everything on and off the Island, what then of the other 38 survivors of Flight 815?

Well, another portion of the Ultimate Theory that is unclear is the question of 'why does the world need the CC? What purpose does it serve outside of bringing (seemingly) random strangers to an Island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean?' Another branch theory from the Ultimate Theory is the thought that the electromagnet used by Dharma to bring down the plane and house the CC would one day be used to destroy the rest of human civilization. Not directly, but through the use of a massive EMP to disable and corrupt all technology throughout the world. Computers would burn out, causing massive pandemonium at financial institutions. Militaries all throughout the world would be lowered to very simple weaponry similar to those used in World War 1. It would take decades to restore electricity because mankind has become so dependent upon it. And planes would fall out of the sky...



As we come back to the Island, we see that if we remove some of our obvious CC candidates (Walt, Locke, Desmond) we are left with a rather interesting group of people. There are representatives from every race and major continent on the planet (with the possible exception of South America, though that could be another survivor we never meet). There is a seemingly equal balance between males and females. As we narrow down our criteria, we see that there are many of the required elements for a proper culture.

We have the doctor, the natural-born but hesitant leader who was forged through issues with his father. Kate and Sawyer, both hardened criminals with natural cunning and survival instincts. An architect (who I believe will return rather soon), scientists, teachers, musicians, priests, fishermen, soldiers, rich, poor, young, older. Cultures, languages, and traditions from all around the world could be preserved flawlessly. Truly, this is an amazing cross-section of individuals. I do not believe that it is a coincidence that these people were placed on this Island together, seemingly at random.

The theory proposes that these people will begin a new culture within the bounds of a cataclysmic event that ruins the rest of the world. Think of the Island as the ark, and the rest of the world caught in the flood of their own self-destruction.

If two geeks can revise this theory and come up with something based on one man's work, how much better is the real story done by experienced professionals. And they say the writers have no idea what they're doing :)

Coming soon: Part 5