Originally Posted by Desmonds Brother

If the crash was intentional they could lie about who was on it. They could have given it some forethought."

CPPAH:
It was accidental, definitely. But, at the very least, Ben wants to keep the island a secret and will do anything he can to ensure that it stays that way. Who knows what the people on the freighter want or what their employers want. But we know it's probably not good. We can pretty safely assume that these people are not about a full disclosure of the 815 crash and the island it landed on.

Desmonds Brother:
If it was accidental, I don't think they would have time to make anything up."

CPPAH:
It seems like a LOT more time has passed in the real world than has passed on the island since the crash. I don't understand how it works, but I think there was plenty of time to make something up.

Desmonds Brother:
If a plane goes down today, what is the first question people will be asking? Who was on the plane?

CPPAH:
Yeah, I know, but this isn't the real world we're talking about, it's Lost. If it were the real world Kate would never have gotten off for arson, murder, armed robbery, assault with a deadly weapon, resisting arrest, blahdiblah, simply because her mom refused to testify, for just one example.

Desmonds Brother:
I'm not saying you're wrong...you know how Lost goes...everyone is wrong...