I feel they were touched but not given anything special but a lil kick in the right direction…Jack & the candybar could symbolize that He will need to learn to rely on others to help him get what he wants or needs (Jack paid but couldnt get his Candybar out of the vending machine so he walks away beaten only to be helped by a complete stranger)

An with Kate, she was somewhat taught a lesson not to steal an b e a good girl but does she??? Nope. she maybe influenced but still is a “rebel” an for some reason I want to say she was stealing her lil BF something an thats why she was caught but if thats right it could symbolize doing the right thing for someone else the wrong way could get her in trouble…HINT HINT helping her mom…If im wrong whatever bad memory but the others could be explained if Im sure.

I just watched that video for the first time with number 15 bunny & left me with more questions than an answer so ill have to get back to you Josh After I burn this Cali Cush & really ponder.

Ok the whole body double thing is awesome & all but this body double thing could be a Theory of its own an kept this one to Jacob’s touch.

The touch thing is interesting but If you look & think of why he touched them, they were for different reasons pertaining to the individual…Example, Hurley needing that Pep Talk from Jacob to help his insecurities & doubts.

Then when he touched John Locke, It seemed as if he gave him life again cause Jacob didnt “fix” Locke’s broken back but Even if he was healed he would have to be alive to be healed & my belief is NO ONE can survive that fall an would die on impact IMMEDIATELY! (Its not like Jacob went running to Lockes side to help before he dies, If I remember right Jacob waited for Locke to fall then convenietly strolled over.)

Locke never officially went into the temple, but with his exposure to electromagnetic energy, pushing the wheel annd the fact that we have seen two living breathing walking John Lockes at the same time in the same place allows for a number of possibilities of how “their are two John Locke’s”

I do not necessarily think that “turning the wheel” caused the body double.

When Locke flashes to 2007 with the bullet in his leg, Evil-Locke is already there waiting for him. Locke has yet to turn the wheel!

At this point we see two John Lockes, alive at the same time. So for the original one that was time traveling to be dead and on the island in 2007 is pretty likely.

I am just not sure how two forms of Locke’s body can exist at once. My only guess is the Casimir Effect, please watch this video if you have not already, very important.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gERdALb5vQ

Locke’s exposure being in the Hatch and when it exploded probably caused two bodies to appear when he went into the Orchid the first time when Ben turned the wheel.

(1) Like you say, he is a body double created by turning the wheel.
(2) He is an imitation inhabited by MIB
(3) He is alternate timeline Locke, who for whatever reason, is doing what he is doing.

Danielle’s crew seems to fall into category 2, but who knows.