I feel the foundation for geek-Locke was always there. In 'Hearts and Minds', when he's giving his compass away, he points out that he wasn't 'the most popular kid', which makes his conversation with Sayid become rather awkward. Locke was rather geeky in Walkabout too, though not in an academic way, considering he was roleplaying at 'Risk'.
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Yeah Locke could have made a consious decision to lean more towards faith rather than science, since if all he got for his science love was to be trapped in a locker you can't blame him for wanting to avoid more of it. He could have associated science with, literally, feeling trapped and helpless, and so was either pushed or went willingly or a combination of the two towards faith and a more open minded approach to things.
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I totally agree.
His rant on his interests contradicted his 'choices' as a young boy too — if what he said was really true, surely he would have picked the baseball glove? It felt to me as if he trying in vain to conform to society's expectations.
I think he was bullied and shunned because of his personality, and not his interests. It's all rather tragic given how naive and harmless he seemed when he was younger.