However,one particular viewpoint seems to stand up.
Where did it come from?
The island is a pocket of electromagnetic energy, charging the water.
However, a simple island narrative can only hold interest for so long.
Desmond notpushing the buttonin time caused the 2004 crash of Flight 815.
It is not only DHARMA that has taken on the task of protecting the island.
However, it is not only DHARMA that has taken on the task of protecting the island.
The electromagnetic energy island is unique andone of several hot spots around the world.
That it is no accident that they are on the island is built up in the flashback scenes.
For example, one flashback scene in season 4 shows that John Locke was a candidate since birth.
An ancient feud is revealed later between the immortal-turned-mortal twins, Jacob and Mib (Man in Black).
Jacob wants to prove him wrong thesurvivors inLostare then lured to the island to prove their virtue.
DHARMA Initiative is ironically named sincedharmapertains to positive natural laws.
They want to use their research tomanipulate the environment of the islandfor their own ends.
Mib eventually kills his brother Jacob by tricking Benjamin Linus.
He then tries once again toleave and destroy the Island, but his plan backfires, making him mortal.
