[D-Roc]

I think that the island and Jacob did like Ben..however as Ben said, it's fickle.

That said, it's a powerful question. Did Locke's decisions cause things to turn bad, or did he just not have the experience/expertise to deal with an immense yet inevitiable situation..?

I think that at the heart of the island, lies an internal battle. Personally I think we could have a situation between the island's spirits and the island.

Or perhaps there is a thrid party that has come into play?

And what of Penny..can we really trust her? Hey, we must consider the most unlikely of possibilities.

I'll probably and something more coherant later..interesting question tho.