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ben was brought up wrong,i alway said he was’nt right in the head.he’s quite naive when it comes to the real world,and making important decicions.he kills people without a second thought.something nasty will happen to ben before its all over won’t it,he’s got it coming.
I think it is an excellent choice, and it always come back to free will. The Losties are given a series of choices as are the others, and to blindly follow without question will lead you astray I think this was Locke’s downfall as well.
I think Jacob knew Ben’s greed and lust for power, so yes, Jacob knew Ben’s selfishness and desire for power.
I don’t necessarily agree however, that Jacob was asking Ben to do the wrong things and waiting for Ben to question them all.
In regard to the wrong things, I am still curious as to more of the story there and if in fact Jacob was behind it…or if Ben was using his free will and choosing how to accomplish something.
If Jacob said, “we need the DI off the island”…and that’s all he said…does that mean that the ONLY way to do this is by killing them off? I mean, at some point, there has to be an alternative approach, right?
That’s also why I think the conversation between Jacob and The Other Guy/Rival at the beginning was so important.
There are definitely layers and layers involved in the “free will” conversation as it relates to Lost.
Jacob in hebrew myth is also the son of Abraham whom god tested by getting him to sacrifice his own son (Jacobs brother Isaac). God ultimately stopped it but there’s a further connection to the idea that maybe you should not do what you are told.
ben was brought up wrong,i alway said he was’nt right in the head.he’s quite naive when it comes to the real world,and making important decicions.he kills people without a second thought.something nasty will happen to ben before its all over won’t it,he’s got it coming.
Oooooooohh I like that =D
I think it is an excellent choice, and it always come back to free will. The Losties are given a series of choices as are the others, and to blindly follow without question will lead you astray I think this was Locke’s downfall as well.
I think Jacob knew Ben’s greed and lust for power, so yes, Jacob knew Ben’s selfishness and desire for power.
I don’t necessarily agree however, that Jacob was asking Ben to do the wrong things and waiting for Ben to question them all.
In regard to the wrong things, I am still curious as to more of the story there and if in fact Jacob was behind it…or if Ben was using his free will and choosing how to accomplish something.
If Jacob said, “we need the DI off the island”…and that’s all he said…does that mean that the ONLY way to do this is by killing them off? I mean, at some point, there has to be an alternative approach, right?
That’s also why I think the conversation between Jacob and The Other Guy/Rival at the beginning was so important.
There are definitely layers and layers involved in the “free will” conversation as it relates to Lost.
Jacob in hebrew myth is also the son of Abraham whom god tested by getting him to sacrifice his own son (Jacobs brother Isaac). God ultimately stopped it but there’s a further connection to the idea that maybe you should not do what you are told.
lost4life, the other way to look at the situation is, maybe that is precisely what Jacob counted on, wanted and needed from Ben!
The fact that Ben never questioned, but blindly obeyed his every command, may only speak to to the fact that Jacob used and conned Ben to his own end.
I agree that may well be the case.
As I read this theory, I immediately thought that which ERICBMYNAME posted. I’m terribly inclined to agree.