I was lookin at the newly updated thehansofoundation.org, it is very interesting. there is a module with all the "active projects"

There are 6
-mathematical forecasting initiative
-worldwide wellness and prevention development program
-Mental Health Program
-Electromagetic Research Initiative
-Institute for Genomic Advancement
-Life Extention Project

what i thought was interesting is that there are also 7 hatches. I figure, the active projects are the experiments on the island, and there is one in each hatch area, and one main hatch, or maybe medical hatch.

one reason for this is that there are certain characters that would go fit perfectly into some studies. Hurley for example could have been meant to end up in the mental health study, maybe libby as well. Locke in the Genomic Advancement study, because of his former paralysis. Rose in the wellness and prevention development, or the genomic advancement because of her cancer. The babies and children could have been taken for the life extention program, or any of the others.

I think the others that take people are dharma or hanso employees, and they are trying to take certain people to put them into the right study.

Idk how this will play out, but its my theory...

Very good ideas, yes.

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You may be on to something...

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PIZZA?!?! Now that's what I call a TACO!!!

I'll be disappointed if that's the case. Crash an airplane all for an experiment and somehow handpick the right people? They could've just kidnapped them and brought them there, unless the entire plane crash was staged, which I don't think it was because that would mean the flashbacks aren't real and can't be trusted.

yea, thats true. i dont know if it was staged or not, hopefully we find out soon, but i think there are possibly people working for dharma that are related to each of the losties, that somehow get them to the island. Jacks dad could have possibly brought jack and analucia, either directly or indirectly, Libby perhaps for Hurley. Everyone seems to be related and i think there is a central link for most of the losties... I hope Libby doesnt die quickly, so we can get some answers!

that actually makes sense.. but i don't know...
worldwide wellness and prevention development program = medical hatch?
Electromagetic Research Initiative = lostties' hatch?
can't really relate the tailie's hatch... or the underwater hatch i believe there is...
could "mathematical forecasting initiative" explain why sometimes its sunny on the beach and raining inside the island?

good idea anyway

i think thats a good theory. if what henry said was true,he came to get locke, maybe it was to take him to that research hatch.

yea the only thing is that i dont know which hatch is which, may become more obvious when the others do what they wanna do. But the underwater hatch doesnt really fit with much anyway, its not on the map i dont think, unless the boundaries of the map and the boundaries of the island are different.

OH and another thing, If Michael was telling the truth about the savage people living in tents, then they could be another group being studied, and there could be a bunch of those groups of people on the island.

there are some holes in this of course though.. cant wait till next week to see how it plays out

Why would anyone beleive Michael?

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I will tell you the truth at all times, unless I am pulling your leg.

For that matter, why would we believe anyone on the island, eh?

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